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What is "polyandrous"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polyandrous

Polyandrous \Pol`y*an"drous\, a. (Bot.) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
polyandrous

1764, in botany, "having numerous stamens," from poly- + stem of aner "man, husband" (see anthropo-). From 1854 of humans, "having more than one husband." Greek polyandros meant "numerous" (of persons), "populous" (of places); polyanor meant "of many husbands."

Wiktionary
polyandrous

a. 1 Of or pertaining to polyandry. 2 (label en botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.

WordNet
polyandrous

adj. having more than one husband at a time

Usage examples of "polyandrous".

Unlike the latter species, the bonobo had not been partially monogamous with polygamous and polyandrous tendencies.

There is something to be said for the polygynous or polyandrous household as a school for children: children really do suffer from having too few parents: this is why uncles and aunts and tutors and governesses are often so good for children.