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polygamy (medicine)


polygamy


1. 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.

2. <zoology> The state or habit of having more than one mate.

3. <botany> The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Origin: Gr.; cf. F. Polygamie.

Source: Websters Dictionary


plotting(2) (iou)



plotting verbal noun. L16.
[from PLOT verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of PLOT verb1.
Attrib. & comb.: In the sense 'used in plotting or drawing to scale', as plotting-book, plotting paper, etc. Special combs., as plotting board (a) a form of drawing board on which the positions or courses of objects may be plotted; (b) an instrument for automatically plotting a graph; plotting machine a machine for automatically plotting a map; plotting rod a long rod made for moving the counters on a plotting table; plotting table (a) a large table bearing a small-scale map of a region on which the positions of enemy aircraft may be represented by movable counters etc.; (b) = plotting board (b) above.