2. Adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to morphs ¹
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Definition of Morphic
1. pertaining to form [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphic
Literary usage of Morphic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"They make up an unusually small percentage of the rock, however. Basal sections
show wavy extinction. Both idio- morphic and ..."
2. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1866)
"... of the more abundant rocks of this family— Origin of the meti- morphic strata —
Their stratification — Fossiliferous strata near intrusive ..."
3. A History of New Brunswick Geology by Robert Wheelock Ells (1887)
"morphic action of which was evidenced by the alteration of the clay slates into
schists, and by the production of crystals of staurolite, acti- nolite, ..."
4. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1854)
"... that further invi tigation will show still greater resemblance in the constituents
of animal a vegetable organisms. DEFINITE morphic ELEMENTS. ..."
5. New South Wales: Its Progress Nad Resources by Philadelphia (Lydia), New South Wales, 1876 Centennial exhibition (1894)
"ARGILLACEOUS MICA - SCHIST, NODULAR META- morphic SCHIST.—Similar to No. 11.55,
but cleavage more perfect; has the appearance of a flagstone but is too soft ..."
6. British Guiana: The Essequibo and Potaro Rivers, with an Account of a Visit by Edward John Webber (1873)
"... greenstone, granite, and meta- morphic rocks. 3. Quartz, Porphyry. This rock
comes next, in descending order, to the sandstone, and occupies a large ..."
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