po·lyg·a·mous

(pə-lĭg′ə-məs)

adj.

1. Relating to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy.

2. Botany Having both hermaphroditic and unisexual flowers on the same plant or on separate plants of the same species.

po·lyg′a·mous·ly adv.

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po•lyg•a•mous

(pəˈlɪg ə məs)

also pol•y•gam•ic

(ˌpɒl iˈgæm ɪk)

adj.

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

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

[1605–15; < Greek polýgamos. See poly-, -gamous]

po•lyg′a•mous•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	polygamous - having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals monogamous - (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life"
	2.	polygamous - having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant heteroicous, polyoicous monecious, monoecious, monoicous - having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

Translations

poligamico

polygamous

[pɒˈlɪgəməs] ADJ → polígamo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

polygamous

[pəˈlɪgəməs] adj → polygame

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

polygamous

adj → polygam

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It was later in the day that he took me in his arms, manifesting great embarrassment and claiming polygamous emotions.

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She, a monogamist, regretted the cessation of some of life's innocent odours; he, whose instincts were polygamous, felt morally braced by the change, and less liable to the temptations that had assailed him in the past.

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The war is, perhaps, severest between the males of polygamous animals, and these seem oftenest provided with special weapons.

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