protomorphic

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -morphic.

Adjective

protomorphic (not comparable)

  1. Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form of stage.
    • 1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology
      That is to say , the contact of this deep - seated tissue with outer agencies, produces in it some approach towards that composition which we find universally characterizes outer - tissue - a protomorphic layer which differentiates in opposite directions.

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