Defn: Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
POLYGAMY
Po*lyg"a*my, n. Etym: [Gr. polygamie.]
1. 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 several wives, at the same time; — opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The state or habit of having more than one mate.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
POLYGASTRIAN
Pol`y*gas"tri*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Polygastrica. [Obs.]
POLYGASTRIC
Pol`y*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Poly- + gastric: cf. F. polygastrique.]