| 释义 | 
		growth form noun 1.   a.  : a structural category consisting of individuals or species of the same general habit of growth but not necessarily related  b.  : a category of plants in Raunkiaer's system based on the degree of protection of their winter buds 2.  : the form assumed by an organism (as a plant) in immediate response to the interaction of a particular environment on its genetic potentialities |