An-a-mōr'pho-sis or An'a-mor-phō'sis, n.
(Synop., § 130), n. [Gr. ἀναμόρφωσις, from ἀναμορφόω, to form anew, from ἀνά, again, and μορφόω, to form; μορφή, form.]
- (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection, or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, viewed from a certain point, or by reflection from a plane or curved mirror, appears regular and in proportion.
- (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration, owing to a change in the conditions accompanying growth, applied especially in the case of cryptogams (as lichens), the changes in which are sometimes so great in a single species from mere change of circumstances of climate or soil, as to lead to the varieties being
