monogyny

[muh-noj-uh-nee]

mo·nog·y·ny

[muh-noj-uh-nee]
noun
1.
the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time.
2.
(of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time.
3.
(in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony.
4.
Botany. the condition of having one pistil.

Origin:
1875–80; mono- + Greek -gynia, equivalent to gyn() woman, wife + -ia -y3

mo·nog·y·nous, mon·o·gyn·ic [mon-uh-jin-ik] , mon·o·gyn·i·ous, adjective
mo·nog·y·nist, noun
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Monogyny is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte generation. Does it mean:
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
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monogyny (mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ)
 
n
the custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time
 
mo'nogynist
 
n
 
mo'nogynous
 
adj

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