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| di·mor·phism [ dī máwr fìzzəm ] |
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1. biology existence of different forms within species: the existence of two or more different forms within a biological species. In sexual dimorphism, male and female may vary in color, size, or some other trait.
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2. botany existence of different plant part forms: the existence in a plant of two different forms of the same organ or part, as when there are two forms of flowers
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3. chemistry existence of different crystalline forms: the existence of a substance in two different crystalline forms
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  di·mor·phic adjective |
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