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Life-form , life-form The structure, form, habits, and life history of an organism. In plants, especially, characteristic life-forms, in particular morphological… 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… 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… Sodium Sulfate , Glau·ber's salt / ˈgloubərz/ • n. (also Glau·ber's salts) a crystalline hydrated form of sodium sulfate, used chiefly as a laxative. open form , open form. A structural procedure whereby the sequence and/or construction of parts of a notated work are variable. First employed by Ives, Cowell, a…
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