POLYGYNOUS

polygynous

(adjective) having more than one wife at a time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

polygynous (not comparable)

(botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian.

Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny.

Synonyms

• (having many styles): polygynian

Antonyms

• monogynous

• oligogynous

• polyandrous

Hypernyms

• polygamous

Coordinate terms

• bigamous

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*gyn"i*an, Po*lyg"y*nous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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