Definition of "morphology" []

• The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms without consideration of function. (noun)
• The form and structure of an organism or one of its parts: the morphology of a cell; the morphology of vertebrates. (noun)
• Linguistics The study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including inflection, derivation, and the formation of compounds. (noun)

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• "Make the connection to advice (noun) and advise (verb) – the morphology is the same but the distinction in pronunciation has been lost from practi [c, s] e."
• "It is what we call morphology, which consists in tracing out the unity in variety of the infinitely diversified structures of animals and plants."
• "Richardthughes: see makers of common ancestry in morphology and genetics,"