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TRIGAMOUS
Etymology
Adjective
trigamous (not comparable)
Living in or involving trigamy.
(botany) Having three kinds of flowers — male, female, and hermaphrodite — in the same flower head.
Source: Wiktionary
Trig"a*mous, a. Etym: [L. trigamus a thrice-married man, Gr. Tri-) + trigame.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having three sorts of flowers in the same head, -- male, female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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