trimorphism
/trahy-mawr-fiz-uhm/US // traɪˈmɔr fɪz əm //UK // (traɪˈmɔːfɪzəm) //
三态性,三态主义,三态,三态化
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : 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.
Examples
There are, also, cases of dimorphism and trimorphism, both with animals and plants.
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