Morphology \Mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? form + -logy: cf. F.
morphologie.]
(Biol.)
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |