An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
POLYGAMOUS
heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous
(adjective) having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
polygamous
(adjective) having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
polygamous (not comparable)
Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
(botany) Exhibiting polygamy.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lyg"a*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. Bigamy.]
1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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