dimorphous

American  

[dahy-mawr-fuhs] / daɪˈmɔr fəs /

Or dimorphic

adjective

1. having two forms.

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Etymology

Origin of dimorphous

From the Greek word dímorphos, dating back to 1825–35. See dimorph, -ous

Example Sentences

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dimorphous

But they owe this quality entirely to their dimorphous character.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries

Isodimorphous, ī-so-dī-mor′fus, adj. in crystallography, having the quality of isodimorphism or isomorphism between the members of two dimorphous groups.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Mr. Walsh's view is that Cynips quercus aciculata is a dimorphous form of Cynips q. spongifica, and occurs only as a female.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin

Flowers in many species imperfectly diœcious or dimorphous.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

Style 1; stigma capitate, or rarely 2-lobed.—Flowers axillary or whorled, rarely irregular, perfect, sometimes dimorphous or even trimorphous, those on different plants with filaments and style reciprocally longer and shorter.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray