# dimorphism

> English word · Noun · IPA /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/ · frequency rank #63,565

## Definitions
1. The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
2. The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
3. A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.

## Etymology
From di- + -morphism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dimorphism