polygenetic

[ pol-ee-juh-net-ik ]

/ ˌpɒl i dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /

Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.

having many or several different sources of origin.

Origin of polygenetic

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -genetic

pol·y·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

This condition makes it appear quite possible that the family may be polygenetic.

Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 |Bruce Fink and Leafy J. Corrington
In the case of the polygenetic class, the idea is necessarily twofold.

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith
In the various colours and dyes we have all phases, and the monogenetic shades almost imperceptibly into the polygenetic.

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith
We may consider them as colour-giving principles, and so we term them polygenetic colours.

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith

The polygenetic emergence of writing is, in itself, significant in several ways.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin