'Polygamous' definitions:
Definition of 'polygamous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals [ant: monogamous]
adjective
Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous]
Definition of 'Polygamous'
From: GCIDE
- Polygamous \Po*lyg"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly`s many + ? marriage. Cf. Bigamy.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Pairing with more than one female. [1913 Webster]
- Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant. [1913 Webster]