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Pleomorphism
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism.
(2):
(n.) The theory that the various genera of bacteria are phases or variations of growth of a number of Protean species, each of which may exhibit, according to undetermined conditions, all or some of the forms characteristic of the different genera and species.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pleomorphism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pleomorphism.html. 1828.