'Dimorphous' definitions:
Definition of 'dimorphous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" [syn: dimorphic, dimorphous]
Definition of 'Dimorphous'
From: GCIDE
- Dimorphous \Di*mor"phous\, a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]
- 1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition. [1913 Webster]