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trigamous

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[trig-uh-muhs] / ˈtrɪg ə məs /

adjective

  1. of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.

  2. 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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