trigamous

adjective

trig·​a·​mous

-məs

1

: being or relating to a trigamist or trigamy : living in trigamy

2

: having staminate, pistillate, and hermaphrodite flowers in the same head

Word History

Etymology

Greek trigamos thrice married

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Rhymes for trigamous

• polygamous