Polyphyletic

Definition:

• (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.

Compare polyphyletic with other words:

pezizoid vs. polyphyletic

polygenetic vs. polyphyletic

monophyletic vs. polyphyletic

ancestral vs. polyphyletic

fish vs. polyphyletic

imperfect vs. polyphyletic