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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