"morphogeny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morphogenies [plural]
Etymology: From morpho- + -geny. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|morpho|geny}} morpho- + -geny Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} morphogeny (usually uncountable, plural morphogenies)
  1. (biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Translations (history of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny): morphogénie [feminine] (French)

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