# plesiomorphic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/

## Definitions
1. Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.
2. Plesiomorphous.

## Etymology
From plesiomorph + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plesiomorphic