morphology
morphology
noun
/mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/
1 uncountable
​(biology) the form and structure of animals and plants, studied as a science
​2 (linguistics) the forms of words, studied as a branch of linguistics
COMPARE grammar, syntax
Word Origin
mid 19th cent.: from Greek morphē ‘form’ + -logy (see -ology).