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Polygamous vs Polygamomonoecious - What's the difference?

polygamous | polygamomonoecious |

As adjectives the difference between polygamous and polygamomonoecious

is that polygamous is of, relating to, or practicing polygamy while polygamomonoecious is (of a species population) containing some plants that are polygamous and others that are monoecious, as for example in the case of the coconut palm.

polygamous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
  • * 2001 , Kathryn Daynes, More Wives Than One , p 177
    • That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.

    polygamomonoecious

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a species population) Containing some plants that are polygamous and others that are monoecious, as for example in the case of the coconut palm.