monogynous
/məˈnɑdʒənəs/
adjective
- Having only one wife at a time; relating to the practice of monogyny.
- In a monogynous society, each man typically has one wife.
- The novel explores life in a monogynous kingdom.
- The tribe's monogynous customs were documented by early explorers.
- In botany, having a single pistil or female reproductive organ.
- Botany students learned to identify monogynous plants by their single pistil.
- The monogynous flower had only one style and stigma.
- Many monogynous species belong to the rose family.
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