n. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage + morfh` form, shape. ] (Biol.) That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Homomorphous. ] 1. (Biol.) Same as Homomorphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The possession, in one species of plants, of only one kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism, dimorphism, and trimorphism. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The possession of but one kind of larvæ or young, as in most insects.

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