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Webster 1913 Edition


Polygenous

Po-lyg′e-nous

,
Adj.
[
Poly-
+
-genous
: cf. Gr. [GREEK] of many families.]
Consisting of, or containing, many kinds;
as, a
polygenous
mountain
.
Kirwan.

Webster 1828 Edition


Polygenous

POLYG'ENOUS

,
Adj.
[Gr. many, and kind.] Consisting of many kinds; as a polygenous mountain, which is composed of strata of different species of stone.

Definition 2024


polygenous

polygenous

English

Adjective

polygenous (comparative more polygenous, superlative most polygenous)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, many kinds; as, a polygenous mountain.

References

  • polygenous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913