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Definition of Monogynous
1. Adjective. Having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines).
Definition of Monogynous
1. a. Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
Definition of Monogynous
1. Adjective. (botany) Of or relating to the Monogynia; having only one style or stigma. ¹
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Definition of Monogynous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Monogynous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Monogynous
Literary usage of Monogynous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Ethics by Michael Cronin (1917)
"Mr. Westermarck quotes innumerable instances of savage peoples who are strictly
monogynous, and they include some of the races farthest removed from ..."
2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"According to D'Asso, the common hawthorn is constantly monogynous in Spain. ...
It appears that the Siberian variety is also monogynous; but, ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"In zool. and anthrop., a mating with only one female or wife ; the monogynous
state: correlated with ..."
4. Secrets of Animal Life by John Arthur Thomson (1919)
"In cold countries the communities are always monogynous, ie there is but one ...
It is interesting to think that the establishment of the monogynous society ..."
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