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nothomorph

nothomorph noun: a subordinate rank within a nothospecies.

Noun

nothomorph (plural nothomorphs)

  1. (archaic) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies.
    • A nothomorph is any taxon of hybrid origin, whether F1, segregate, or backcross.1956, Regnum Vegetabile, volume 8, page 31
    • Since F. cuneifolia is supposed to be of the same hybrid origin as F. xananassa, it has to be put under that name as a nothomorph.1962, Canadian Journal of Botany, page 885

Forms of nothomorph

pluralnothomorphs

Questions about nothomorph

What does nothomorph mean?
Nothomorph means a subordinate rank within a nothospecies.
What part of speech is nothomorph?
Nothomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of nothomorph?
The plural of nothomorph is nothomorphs.

Words near nothomorph in the dictionary

  1. nothofagaceous
  2. nothofagin
  3. nothogenera
  4. nothogeneric
  5. nothogenus
  6. nothomorph
  7. nothomorphs
  8. nothosaur
  9. nothosaurian
  10. nothosaurians
  11. nothosaurid

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