Hylomorphism (or hylemorphism) is a philosophical theory developed by Aristotle, which conceives being (ousia) as a compound of matter and form. The word is a 19th-century term formed from the Greek words ὕλη hyle, "wood, matter", and μορφή, morphē, "form".
Seem to me matter is physical object
: the substance of which a physical object is composed
b: material substance that occupies space, has mass, and is composed predominantly of atoms consisting of
protons,
neutrons, and
electrons, that constitutes the observable universe, and that is interconvertible with energy
c: a material substance of a particular kind or for a particular purpose vegetable matter