Forma is a Latin and Italian word meaning "form, shape, appearance".
Both the Latin forma and the English form are used interchangeably as informal terms in biology: Form (zoology) Form (botany)
Other uses Forma or Forma 1, group of Italian artists formed in 1947 Forma, Numidia, a former Ancient city and bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see Forma (band) Forma (Toronto), a skyscraper complex