polyandrous

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ -androus

Adjective

polyandrous (not comparable)

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
(botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

Antonyms

Hypernyms

polygamous

Translations

Of or pertaining to polyandry

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

Portuguese: poliandro, poliândrico
Spanish: poliandro

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