morphodifferentiation

noun

differentiation into different forms (typically, of teeth)

OriginEnglish differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
Scrabble 35
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Meanings

nounmorphodifferentiation (countable and uncountable, plural morphodifferentiations)

plural morphodifferentiations

  1. countableuncountabledifferentiation into different forms (typically, of teeth)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
  2. Englishmorpho-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  6. Proto-Italic*dis-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  10. Proto-Italic*ferō
  11. Latinferō
  12. Latindifferō
  13. Latindifferēns
  14. Latindifferentia
  15. New Latindifferentiō
  16. New Latindifferentiātus
  17. Englishdifferentiate
  18. Englishdifferentiation
  19. Englishmorphodifferentiation

From morpho- + differentiation.

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APA

morphodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphodifferentiation

MLA

“morphodifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphodifferentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morphodifferentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphodifferentiation.

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