polygamist (poligamist)

[= Pg. polyga nista; as polygam -y + -ist.] A person who practises polygamy, or who maintains its propriety. polygamize (pō-lig a-miz), v. i.; pret. and pp. polygamized, ppr. polygamizing. [ polygamous (po-lig'a-mus), a. [= F. poly game = Sp. poligamo = Pg. polygamo = It. poligamo, polygamous, a polygamist; states).-2. In zoöl., mating with more than one individual of the opposite sex; polyandrous or polygynous, especially the latter, which is more frequent among animals than the former.-3. In bot., bearing both unisexual and bisexual or hermaphroditic flowers in the same species. polygenous According to the tendency to become either monœcio us or diœcio us, they are called monœciously or diœciously polyg amous respectively. In the case of mo es having both barren and fertile inflorescences (flowers) variously disposed on the same plant, polygamous is also used for polygam i an.