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trimorphism
[ trahy-mawr-fiz-uhm ]
noun
- Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
- Botany. the occurrence of three different forms of flowers, leaves, etc., on the same plant or on distinct plants of the same species.
- Crystallography. the property of some substances of crystallizing in three structurally distinct forms.
- the property or condition of occurring in three distinct forms.
trimorphism
/ ٰɪˈɔːɪə /
noun
- biology the property exhibited by certain species of having or occurring in three different forms
- the property of certain minerals of existing in three crystalline forms
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Derived Forms
- ٰˈǰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٰ·ǰp ٰ·ǰpdzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of trimorphism1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of trimorphism1
C19: from Greek trimorphos (from tri- + ǰŧ form) + -ism
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Dimorphism and trimorphism in plants, papers on, 45.
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Trimorphism and dimorphism in plants, papers on, 45.
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It is comparatively rare in hermaphrodite flowers for self-fertilization to occur, and the various forms of dichogamy, dimorphism and trimorphism are fitted to prevent this.
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Heterogone Trimorphism, in which there is a mid-length as well as a long and a short set of stamens and style; occurs in Lythrum Salicaria and some species of Oxalis.
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It is remarkable as an example of trimorphism, the two sets of stamens and pistil being of different lengths in the same flower.
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