polygenetic

From poly- + genetic.

polygenetic (not comparable)

1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.
2. (biology) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.
3. (geology) One which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development.
4. (genetics, sometimes proscribed) Polygenic.

• “polygenetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• telecopying