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Anamorphosis

In drawing, anamorphosis refers to the representation of an object as seen, for instance, altered by reflexion in a mirror.

In botany, anamorphosis refers to an abnormal change giving the appearance, of a different species, as in the case of fungi or lichens.

\This entry was taken and edited from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.