Noun:

ஒரே செடியில் இரு வகை மலர்களோ (அ) இலைகளோ உண்டாதல்,

dimorphism's Usage Examples:

His investigation (also in 1826) of the two crystalline modifications of sulphur threw much light on the fact that the two minerals calc-spar and aragonite have the same composition but different crystalline forms, a property which Mitscherlich called dimorphism.

In some species of Dinophilus there is pronounced sexual dimorphism (the male being small and without gut) as in the Rotifera.

The phenomenon of seasonal dimorphism is of especial moment for the plankton dwellers.

The most stable size dimorphism is in the size of the canines, which is pronounced in all studied samples.

Dimorphognathus, from West Africa, is the unique example of a sexual dimorphism in the dentition, the males being provided with a series of large sharp teeth in the lower jaw, which in the female, as in most other members of the family, is edentulous.

dioecious plants, show striking dimorphism between males and females.

Moreover, this is nullified by extreme sexual dimorphism.

The iris is in most young birds at first brown or dull-coloured, but with maturity attains often very bright tints which add considerably to the charm of the bird; sexual dimorphism is in this respect of common occurrence.

skua, is not known to exhibit the remarkable dimorphism to which the two preceding are subject.

One of the most interesting features of ant-societies is the dimorphism or polymorphism that may often be seen among the workers, the same species being represented by two or more forms.

Cross pollination is often favoured by dimorphism of the flower, as shown in species of Primula (fig.

What we are looking at here, in effect, is sexual dimorphism rather than gender.

Synonyms:

polymorphism,

Antonyms:

None