n 1 a  :  the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material  b  :  a body (as of a person) esp. in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face  2  :  a distinguishable group of organisms - used esp. to avoid taxonomic implications
vt :  to give a particular shape to  :  shape or mold into a certain state or after a particular model < the paste into lozenges and roll them in sugar>  vi  :  to become formed or shaped <a clot ed over the cut>  .
 
 
 
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