[ pə'lɪgəmi ]
■ noun
1》 the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
2》 Zoology a pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate.
3》 Botany the condition of bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants.
Derivatives
polygamist noun
polygamous adjective
polygamously adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. polygamie , via late L. from Gk polugamia , from polugamos 'often marrying'.