POLYGAMOUS


Meaning of POLYGAMOUS in English

adj. 1 having more than one wife or husband at the same time. 2 having more than one mate. 3 bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, some with both, on the same or different plants. polygamic adj. polygamist n. polygamously adv. polygamy n.

[ Gk polugamos (as POLY-(1), -gamos marrying) ]

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