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phylogram

phylogram noun: a phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to the amount of character change.

Noun

phylogram (plural phylograms)

  1. A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to the amount of character change.

Forms of phylogram

pluralphylograms

Origin of phylogram

From phylo- + -gram.

Questions about phylogram

What does phylogram mean?
Phylogram means a phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to the amount of character change.
What part of speech is phylogram?
Phylogram is a noun.
What is the plural of phylogram?
The plural of phylogram is phylograms.

Words near phylogram in the dictionary

  1. phylogeographic
  2. phylogeographical
  3. phylogeographically
  4. phylogeographies
  5. phylogeography
  6. phylogram
  7. phylograms
  8. phylogroup
  9. phylogrouping
  10. phylogroupings
  11. phylogroups

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