pseudomorph Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pseu"do*morph noun
Etymology
See Pseudomorphous.
Definitions
  1. An irregular or deceptive form.
  2. (Crystallog.) A pseudomorphous crystal, as a crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed to quartz by a process of substitution.

Webster 1913