multiform vs various

multiform

adj
  • Having more than one shape or appearance. 

noun
  • An organism, folktale, etc. that appears in more than one form. 

various

adj
  • Having a broad range (of different elements). 

det
  • More than one (of an indeterminate set of things). 

How often have the words multiform and various occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )