Phytomorph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phytomorph is a noun meaning (rare) The representation of a plant in art.
Meaning
(rare) The representation of a plant in art.
More Meanings
- (rare, botany) A specific morphology of a phytolith.
- (obsolete, paleontology) A hypothetical alga-like organism once thought to have had a symbiosis with some extinct fenestrid bryozoans, in an attempt to explain their unusual morphologies.
Example Sentences
The approach was to match proper names of identified phytomorphs with the names of plants in dialects of Nahuatl (Tucker and Talbert 2013).
Various features of the phytomorphs were illustrated, described, and discussed in some detail in the paper, and their similarity to various living algae were pointed out.
Interpretational Criteria During the initial stages of counting, it became apparent that some of the phytomorphs observed do not conform to established classification schemes.
Word Forms
- phytomorphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phyllomorph, phytomorphology, phytomorphologist, phytomer, phytography, phytonym.
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