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Definition of Polygamous
1. Adjective. Having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals.
2. Adjective. Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant.
Definition of Polygamous
1. a. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
Definition of Polygamous
1. Adjective. Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polygamous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Polygamous
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1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterised by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; opposed to monogamous.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygamous
Literary usage of Polygamous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"1 understand that the purpose of this act is to re-enact and make clear the laws
already in operation, and that it entitles the issue of polygamous ..."
2. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"Flowers monoecious or polygamous. Parts of the tlower in fours. 1. ... Flowers
perfect or sometimes polygamous. Calyx-tube globular ; the limb entire. ..."
3. The Science of Jurisprudence: A Treatise in which the Growth of Positive Law by Hannis Taylor (1908)
"As polygamous and polygamous incestuous marriages are always void in Christian
... 1 As to polygamous and incestuous marriages, see Minor, Conflict of Laws, ..."
4. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1896)
"polygamous, DIOECIOUS, AND GYNODIOECIOUS ... in the size of the corolla in the
forms of polygamous, dioecious, and gyno-dioecious plants. ..."
5. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1897)
"... the two forms probably originated—Scabiosa and other gyno- dioecious
plants—Difference in the size of the corolla in the formi of polygamous, dioecious, ..."
6. Mysteries and Miseries of America's Great Cities: Embracing New York by James William Buel (1883)
"It legitimates all children born of polygamous marriages prior to January I, 1883.
The constitutionality of this law will undoubtedly be contested. ..."
7. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"Moreover, in a position Or» lawless age polygamy is virtually a protection to
the polygamous damsel, who has been deprived of her natural protectors by the ..."
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