POLYGAMOUS


Meaning of POLYGAMOUS in English

— polygamously , adv.

/peuh lig"euh meuhs/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.

2. Bot. bearing both unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers on the same or on different plants of the same species.

[ 1605-15; polýgamos. See POLY-, -GAMOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .