1. having more than one husband at the same time
Usage: anthropology; sociology
2. having many stamens
Usage: botany

Examples

• Some traditional societies practice polyandrous marriage systems.
• The polyandrous woman was married to three brothers.
• Anthropologists study polyandrous cultures in certain regions of Tibet.
• The flower’s polyandrous structure contained numerous stamens.
• Botanists identified the plant as polyandrous due to its many male reproductive parts.
• In polyandrous societies, inheritance patterns often differ from monogamous ones.