MORPHOGRAPHY
\mɔːfˈɒɡɹəfi], \mɔːfˈɒɡɹəfi], \m_ɔː_f_ˈɒ_ɡ_ɹ_ə_f_i]\
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[Greek] That branch of science treating of the structure of organized beings and of the form and variations in form of the parts composing them. Hence, Morphological, of or pertaining to m. or to structure and form; in consonance with or governed by the laws of m.; Morphologist, one conversant with m.
By Alexander Duane
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