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Noun:

  • botany The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
  • Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.
  • The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time
  • zoology The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.

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