phytomorph

noun3

1. •
   (rare) The representation of a plant in art.

   • The approach was to match proper names of identified phytomorphs with the names of plants in dialects of Nahuatl (Tucker and Talbert 2013). — 2018
2. •
   (rare) A specific morphology of a phytolith.

   • Interpretational Criteria During the initial stages of counting, it became apparent that some of the phytomorphs observed do not conform to established classification schemes. — 1995
3. •
   (no longer used) A hypothetical alga-like organism once thought to have had a symbiosis with some extinct fenestrid bryozoans, in an attempt to explain their unusual morphologies.

   • Various features of the phytomorphs were illustrated, described, and discussed in some detail in the paper, and their similarity to various living algae were pointed out. — 1946