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plesiomorphous

plesiomorphous adjective: nearly alike in form.

Adjective

plesiomorphous (not comparable)

  1. Nearly alike in form.
  2. Crystallizing in similar forms but differing in chemical composition.

Questions about plesiomorphous

What does plesiomorphous mean?
Plesiomorphous means nearly alike in form.
What part of speech is plesiomorphous?
Plesiomorphous is an adjective.

Words near plesiomorphous in the dictionary

  1. plesiomorph
  2. plesiomorphic
  3. plesiomorphically
  4. plesiomorphies
  5. plesiomorphism
  6. plesiomorphous
  7. plesiomorphs
  8. plesiomorphy
  9. plesionym
  10. plesionymic
  11. plesionymous

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