'Polygenetic' definitions:
Definition of 'Polygenetic'
From: GCIDE
- Polygenetic \Pol`y*ge*net"ic\, a.
- 1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic. [1913 Webster]
- Polygenetic mountain range (Geol.), one which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development. --Dana. [1913 Webster]