metamorphyn.
/ˈmɛtəmɔːfi/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌmɔrfi/ Chiefly Botany (now disused).
The replacement of one type of organ or body part by another; = homoeosis n. Cf. metamorphosis n. 3b.
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the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [noun] > plant metamorphosis or anamorphosis
anamorphosis1830
antholysis1842
chlorosis1850
metamorphy1869
phyllody1869
phyllomorphy1869
1869 M. T. Masters Veg. Teratol. 241 In the present work the term metamorphy is employed to distinguish cases where the ordinary course of development has been perverted or changed.
1894 W. Bateson Materials Study Variation i. 85 For the word ‘Metamorphy’ I therefore propose to substitute the term Homœosis.
1911 Science 3 Feb. 194/2 Metamorphy of the floral organs is the most important and striking characteristic of the trouble.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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