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ALL meanings of dimorphism

di·mor·phism
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  • noun dimorphism Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism. 2
  • noun dimorphism (biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. 1
  • noun dimorphism Botany. the occurrence of two different forms of flowers, leaves, etc., on the same plant or on different plants of the same species. 1
  • noun dimorphism Crystallography. the property of some substances of crystallizing in two chemically identical but crystallographically distinct forms. 1
  • noun dimorphism the occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part, such as the leaves of some aquatic plants 0
  • noun dimorphism the occurrence in an animal or plant species of two distinct types of individual 0
  • noun dimorphism a property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms 0
  • noun dimorphism the state of having two different kinds of leaves, flowers, stamens, etc. on the same plant or in the same species 0
  • noun dimorphism the property of crystallizing in two forms 0
  • noun dimorphism the occurrence of two types of individuals in the same species, distinct in coloring, size, etc. 0
  • noun dimorphism (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. 0
  • noun dimorphism (geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. 0
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