-ody

noun combining form

-o·​dy

ˌōdē,

-di

plural -es

: process of becoming like : metamorphosis into (something specified)

—chiefly in botanical terms

sepalody

Word History

Etymology

Greek -ōdia, from -ōdēs -ode + -ia -y

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