polylectic

Meanings

1. Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
2. Of or relating to a term consisting of more than one word.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “a lot of, much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“many, much”), from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + λέγειν (légein), from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, choose, gather; to count, reckon”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ic.