n :  the condition or property of being dimorphic or dimorphous: as  a (1) :  the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species esp. in the same population (2) :  the existence of an organ in two different forms  b  :  crystallization of a chemical compound in two different forms .
 
 
 
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