a species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism
2.
any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism
3. Also called: polymorphonuclear leucocyte
any of a group of white blood cells that have lobed nuclei and granular cytoplasm and function as phagocytes; they include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils
Word origin
C19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms
polymorph in American English
(ˈpɑlɪˌmɔrf)
noun
1. Biology
a polymorphous organism or one of its forms
2. Chemistry and Mineralogy
a.
a substance that can crystallize in different forms