Nothomorph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nothomorph is a noun meaning (archaic, taxonomy) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies.
Meaning
(archaic, taxonomy) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies.
Example Sentences
A nothomorph is any taxon of hybrid origin, whether F1, segregate, or backcross.
Since F. cuneifolia is supposed to be of the same hybrid origin as F. xananassa, it has to be put under that name as a nothomorph.
They may be named under the Botanical Code (prior to 1982 they would have been referred to as nothomorphs or bastard forms) and also under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants as 'cultivars' […]
Word Forms
- nothomorphs
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