Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In plant physiol., having more than one protoplasm unit, that is, nucleus with the dominated protoplasm (the energid of Sachs): opposed to monergic. The energid is taken as the plant unit instead of the cell, because several may be contained in one cell and because some are without cell walls.
  • Acting, or endowed with the power of acting, in many ways.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having multiple functions, or functioning in multiple ways

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word polyergic.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.