plesiomorphic

== English == === Etymology === From plesiomorph +‎ -ic or plesio- +‎ -morphic. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/ Hyphenation: ple‧sio‧mor‧phic === Adjective === plesiomorphic (comparative more plesiomorphic, superlative most plesiomorphic) (cladistics) Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive. Plesiomorphous. ==== Synonyms ==== primitive, basal ==== Derived terms ==== plesiomorphically ==== Related terms ==== plesiomorphy apomorphic paedomorphic