trigamous
American
[trig-uh-muhs]
/ ˈtrɪg ə məs /
adjective
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of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.
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Botany. having staminate, pistillate, and hermaphrodite flowers in the same flower head.
Etymology
Origin of trigamous
First recorded in 1835–45, trigamous is from the Greek word trígamos thrice married. See tri-, -gamous
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