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polygamous(dictionary)

vacuefy (iou) and Polygamous (medicine)


vacuefy (iou)



vacuefy verb intrans. & trans.rare. E18-E19.
[from VACUUM noun after Latin vacuefacere make empty.]
Produce a vacuum (in).

Polygamous (medicine)


polygamous


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

2. <zoology> Pairing with more than one female. "Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous." (Darwin)

3. <botany> Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.

Origin: Gr. Living polygamy; many + Marriage. Cf. Bigamy.

Source: Websters Dictionary