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dimorphism, dimorphous
1. In 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.
2. In botany, the occurrence of two distinct forms of the same parts in one plant, as in the juvenile and adult leaves of ivy.
3. In chemistry, the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms while having the same chemical composition.
dimorphous
1. Occurring or existing in two different forms.
2. Pertaining to an organism or substance that exists in two distinct forms.