MORPHOGENY

Etymology

Noun

morphogeny (usually uncountable, plural morphogenies)

(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.

Source: Wiktionary


Mor*phog"e*ny, n. Etym: [form + root of (Biol.)

Definition: History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from physiogeny. Haeckel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.

coffee icon