'Homoplasmy' definitions:

Definition of 'Homoplasmy'

From: GCIDE

Homoplasmy \Ho"mo*plas`my\, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? anything formed, fr. ? to form, mold.] (Biol.) Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding circumstances. [1913 Webster]