polytelic
/ˌpɒlɪˈtɛlɪk/adjective
1 Sociology. Of a system, group, behaviour, etc.: comprising or connecting several diverse aims or interests. rare.
2 Zoology. Designating or relating to an animal which breeds more than once in its lifetime; iteroparous.
3 Botany. Of an inflorescence (especially a synflorescence): having axes that are indeterminate (i.e., that do not terminate in a flower).
Origin
1930s. From poly- + ancient Greek τέλος end, completion + -ic.
- morrow
- drink the Kool-Aid
- drink with the flies
- drip
- drip-dry
- drip feed
- dripless
- drip mat
- drip moulding
- drippily
- drippiness
- dripping
- drippy
- dripstone
- drivability
- drivable
- drive
- drive a coach and horses through
- drive a hard bargain
- drive a nail into the coffin of
- drive a wedge between
- drive bay
- drive belt
- drive-by
- drive-by-wire