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Meaning of POLYANDROUS

Pronunciation:  `pâlee'andrus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having more than one husband at a time
 
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 Synonyms: polygamous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol`y*an"drous\, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or
any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Describes the condition of a plant whose flowers have many stamens (male pollen-producing structures).
  2. Describes the practice of a woman having two or more husbands at the same time.
 

 

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