morphotic

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, shaping).

Adjective

morphotic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
    morphotic, or tissue, proteids
    • 1878, Sir Michael Foster, A Text Book of Physiology:
      Potassium sulphocyanate is present, but morphotic elements are absent

References

morphotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.