allomorph

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: al=lo=morph

CIDE DICTIONARY

allomorph, n. [Gr. other + morfh` form.].

 Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite.  G. H. Williams.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

allomorph, n. Linguistics any of two or more alternative forms of a morpheme.

Derivative

allomorphic adj.

Etymology

ALLO- + MORPHEME