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

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dimorphous

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 Darwin, Francis, Sir

In 1841 he made the discovery that dimorphous bodies have different fusing points, according as they are in the crystallized or amorphous condition.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various

An element having two such forms is said to be dimorphous.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Granting these conclusions, monstrosities on the one side, and dimorphous wild species on the other, constitute the most striking examples of the inheritance of latent characters.

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

Flowers occasionally 3–6-merous, always dimorphous; all those of some individuals having exserted stamens and included stigmas; of others, included stamens and exserted style.

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 Gray, Asa