Index of English words, starting with "po"

(1) - Polygamist (a.) One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.

(1) - Polygamous (a.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
(2) - Polygamous (a.) Pairing with more than one female.
(3) - Polygamous (a.) Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

(1) - Polygamy (n.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
(2) - Polygamy (n.) The state or habit of having more than one mate.
(3) - Polygamy (n.) The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.