In biology, trimorphism is the existence in certain plants and animals of three distinct forms, especially in connection with the reproductive organs. In trimorphic plants there are three forms, differing in the lengths of their pistils and stamens, in size and color of their pollen grains, and in some other respects; and, as in each of the three ...
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• (n.) The property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as is the case with titanium dioxide, which crystallizes in the forms of rutile, octahedrite, and brookite. See Pleomorphism. • (n.) The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not connected, as a rule, by intermediate gradations...
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1. <chemistry> The property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as is the case with titanium dioxide, which crystallizes in the forms of rutile, octahedrite, and brookite. See Pleomorphism. ... 2. <biology> The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not connected, as a rule, by int...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trī-mōr′fizm Definitions: 1. Existence under three forms, as in holometabolous insects that pass through larval, pupal, and imago stages.
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trimorphism 1. A condition in which there are three distinct forms; such as, a plant or an insect. 2. Existence under three forms, as in holometabolous insects that pass through larval, pupal, and imago stages.
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