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Form , FORM
From the Latin forma, a term signifying figure or shape or "that which is seen" (Gr. ε[symbol omitted]δος) and having many derived meanings, suc… FORMATIVE , FORMATIVE.
1. In PHILOLOGY, a derivational AFFIX, especially one that determines part of speech or WORD class: -ness in darkness, forming a noun from… Chromosome Polymorphism , chromosome polymorphism The presence of one or more chromosomes in two or more alternative structural forms within the same interbreeding population.… Life-form , life-form The structure, form, habits, and life history of an organism. In plants, especially, characteristic life-forms, in particular morphological… intra- , intra- From the Latin intra meaning ‘inside’, a prefix meaning ‘within’ or ‘on the inside’.
1. Prefix used in the Folk classification to specify a li… Columella , columella
1. In corals, a rod-like structure formed from the swollen axial end of the counter-septum that may occur as a central structure within the…
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