Index of English words, starting with "po"

(1) - Polyandrous (a.) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

(1) - Polyandry (n.) The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.

(1) - Polyanthus (n.) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.