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simulism

simulism noun: a tendency to be similar; resemblance.

Noun

simulism (uncountable)

  1. (formal, rare) A tendency to be similar; resemblance.
    • The arrangement of leaves in E. cæspitosum and E. Ripleyi is quite different, but since both species are depressed dwarfs with much-condensed habits, the divergence in this character is almost concealed under a marked habital simulism.1946, Leaflets of Western Botany, volumes 4-5, page 6

Questions about simulism

What does simulism mean?
Simulism means a tendency to be similar; resemblance.
What part of speech is simulism?
Simulism is a noun.

Words near simulism in the dictionary

  1. simulid
  2. simulids
  3. simuliid
  4. simuliids
  5. simuliotoxicosis
  6. simulism
  7. simulpub
  8. simulpubbed
  9. simulpubbing
  10. simulpubs
  11. simuls

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