Dimorph(n.) Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.
Dimorphic(a.) Having the property of dimorphism; dimorphous.
Dimorphism(n.) Difference of form between members of the same species, as when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both hermaphrodite (as in the partridge berry), or when there are two forms of one or both sexes of the same species of butterfly.
Dimorphism(n.) Crystallization in two independent forms of the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite.
Dimorphous(a.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
Dimorphous(a.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition.
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