di·mor·phism (dī-môr
fĭz
əm)
n.► Biology. The existence among animals of the same species of two distinct forms that differ in one or more characteristics, such as coloration, size, or shape.
► Botany. The occurrence of two distinct forms of the same parts in one plant, as in the juvenile and adult leaves of ivy.
► Chemistry & Physics. Dimorphic crystallization.
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