polyandrous

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.

Antonyms

• monandrous
• polygynous

Hypernyms

• polygamous

Translations

Of or pertaining to polyandry

French: polyandre (fr) Ido: poliandra (io) Irish: polandrach

Portuguese: poliandro, poliândrico Spanish: poliandro