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Polygamous

Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

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Bigamous 84% connected

Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.

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Bigamous 84% connected

Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.

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Monecious 84% connected

See Monoecian, and Monoecious.

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Monecious 84% connected

See Monoecian, and Monoecious.

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Monoecious 84% connected

Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to dioeciou…

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Monoecious 84% connected

Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to dioeciou…

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Monoicous 84% connected

Monoecious.

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Monoicous 84% connected

Monoecious.

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Polyandrous 84% connected

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

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Polyandrous 84% connected

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

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Polygynous 84% connected

Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.

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Polygynous 84% connected

Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.

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Polygamy 74% connected

The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having sev…

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Polygamy 74% connected

The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having sev…

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