polyandrous

English

Etymology

poly- + -androus

Adjective

polyandrous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to polyandry.
    • "Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing polyandrous populations, a society where women marry several men." Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1988
  2. (botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

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