gamo-, gam-, -gamy, -gamous +
(Greek: marriage, union; wedding; pertaining to sexual union)
polygynous
A reference to the marriage of a man to more than two women at the same time.
pseudogamy, pseudogamous
A false marriage.
quadrigamist
Someone who has four spouses (wives or husbands).
quadrigamy
Married to four spouses at the same time or a fourth marriage.
sexogamy
A marriage founded only on sexual attraction.
syngamy, sygamous, syngamic
1. Free interbreeding between organisms.
2. The fusion of two cells, or of their nuclei, in reproduction.
tetragamy, tetragamous
1. A fourth marriage.
2. Marriage with four spouses simultaneously.
trigamous
1. The state of having three wives or husbands at the same time.
2. The crime of contracting a third marriage while two previous spouses are alive.
3. Marriage for the third time after the death of former wives or husbands.
xenogamy, xenogamous
In botany, fertilization by pollen from another plant of the same species; cross-fertilization.
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