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biomorphic

British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

  1. having the form of a living organism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They’re very unique, even peculiar: heavy silver shaped by a mold that looks unsettlingly biomorphic, sort of like a prehistoric fossil.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

During the 1960s she experimented with mattresses, creating biomorphic soft sculptures, painted in striped patterns with fluorescent colors, which became her signature style.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

On some level — cellular, psychological or biological — we are soothed by the soft curves of biomorphic shapes, squishy furniture and “blobjects.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Domestic scenes recur in much of his work: In brightly colored bronze and ceramic sculptures, he reimagines ordinary household objects — a remote control, faucets — as bulbous, biomorphic forms, some with eyes and ears.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Seemingly biomorphic forms often appear in Pat Goslee’s paintings, which are primarily abstract but sometimes depict objects that are recognizable, or nearly so.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

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