aromorphosis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from aro- (from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ (ára), ἄρ (ár) (“there and then, straightway”; also, interrogative and connective particle)) + morphosis.[1]
Noun[edit]
aromorphosis (uncountable)
- (biology) The trend in evolution towards a greater amount of organization
References[edit]
- ^ “aromorphosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.