MATERIA
\mətˈi͡əɹɪə], \mətˈiəɹɪə], \m_ə_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
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Lat. In the civil law. Materials; as distinguished from spccies, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41, 1, 7, 7-12; Fleta. lib. 3, c. 2.
By Henry Campbell Black
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.