Morphology

[mɔː'fɒlədʒɪ] or [mɔr'fɑlədʒi]

Definition

(noun.) the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants.

(noun.) the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.

(noun.) the admissible arrangement of sounds in words.

(noun.) studies of the rules for forming admissible words.

Edited by Hilda--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See Tectology, and Promorphology.

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