aromorphosis
noun
ar·o·mor·pho·sis
ˌarəˈmȯrfəsə̇s sometimes -ˌmȯrˈfō-
plural aromorphoses
-ˌsēz
: biological evolution marked by general increase in degree of organization without sharp specialization compare allomorphosis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from aro- (from Greek ara, ar there and then, straightway; also, interrogative and connective particle) + morphosis; akin to Lithuanian ir̃ and, also, ar̃, interrogative particle