TRIMORPHIC

Etymology

Adjective

trimorphic (not comparable)

(zoology) Having three different forms with a clear attribute amongst three animals of the same species.

(botany) Having three different forms of flowers, leaves, or any other attribute on the same plant.

The condition of having three different forms.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*mor"phic, Tri*mor"phous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tri-) +

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, trimorphism; -- contrasted with monomorphic, dimorphic, and polymorphic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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