Biol. [f. Gr. στάσι-ς (see next) + μορφ-ή form + -Y.] (See quot. 1869.) Hence Stasimorphic a.
1869. M. T. Masters, Veget. Teratol., 216. Stasimorphy. Deviation from the ordinary form of organs arising from stasis or arrest of development are included under this heading. Ibid. Stasimorphic changes affecting principally the relative size of organs.
1873. Cook, Man. Bot. Terms (ed. 2).