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In botany, polygamia refers to a classification of plants that possess both hermaphrodite (containing both male and female reproductive organs) and unisexual flowers on the same plant. This is a characteristic of some plants, meaning they have flowers that can produce both male and female gametes, as well as flowers that are exclusively male or exclusively female, all on the same individual. This contrasts with dioecious plants, where male and female flowers are on separate individuals. The term is derived from Greek roots meaning "many marriages".1234

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