The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pseudomorphous
Pseudomorphous \Pseu`do*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. ?; pseydh`s false + morfh` form: cf. F. pseudomorphe.] Not having the true form.
Pseudomorphous crystal, a crystal which has a form that does not result from its own powers of crystallization.
Wiktionary
pseudomorphous
a. Not having the true form.
Usage examples of "pseudomorphous".
The latter mode of origin is suggested by the frequent occurrence of calamine pseudomorphous after calcite, that is, having the form of calcite crystals.