derived
Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
Other meanings
A product of derivation
“The French language is derived from Latin.”
Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
Related words
- hemp-derived cannabinoid
- derived characteristic
- bioderived
- derivedness
- haemoderived
- nonderived
- underived
- derived category
- derived class
- derived function
- derived functor
- derived group
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “derived” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.