phenogram

noun

phe·​no·​gram

ˈfēnəˌgram

: a branching diagrammatic tree used in phenetic classification to illustrate the degree of similarity among taxa compare cladogram

Word History

Etymology

phen- + -gram

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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