polygamous
/pəˈlɪgəməs/adjective
1- practising, relating to, or involving polygamy多配偶的; 一夫多妻的; 一妻多夫的：
polygamous societies.
多配偶社会。
1.1
- Zoology (of an animal) typically having more than one mate【动】（动物）多偶性的。
1.2
- Botany (of a plant) bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants【植】（植物）雌雄同株的。
派生词
polygamously
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from Greek polugamos （from polu- 'much, often' + -gamos 'marrying'） + -ous.