polygamous C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /pəˈlɪɡəməs/ See IPA manual Freq #74337 Meanings 1 adj Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships. 2 adj having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant 3 adj having more than one mate at a time 4 adj Exhibiting polygamy. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · having several forms of... heteroicous Word family Derived forms polygamously Etymology From poly- + -gamous. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # polygamous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pəˈlɪɡəməs/ **Frequency rank:** 74337 ## Meanings 1. Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. 2. having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant 3. having more than one mate at a time 4. Exhibiting polygamy. ## Examples - That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships. ## Derived Forms - polygamously ## Etymology From poly- + -gamous. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown