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form taxon

form taxon noun: a collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at some rank with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be a grouping based on similar morphological characteristics, rather than more extensive biological similarity.

Noun

form taxon (plural form taxa)

  1. A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at some rank with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be a grouping based on similar morphological characteristics, rather than more extensive biological similarity.
    • All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form taxon 'Stigmaria'.

Forms of form taxon

pluralform taxa

Questions about form taxon

What does form taxon mean?
Form taxon means a collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at some rank with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be a grouping based on similar morphological characteristics, rather than more extensive biological similarity.
What part of speech is form taxon?
Form taxon is a noun.
What is the plural of form taxon?
The plural of form taxon is form taxa.

Words near form taxon in the dictionary

  1. form room
  2. form rooms
  3. form setter
  4. form setters
  5. form taxa
  6. form taxon
  7. form'd
  8. form-
  9. form-critical
  10. form-fitting
  11. form-room

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