polyp
Nouns
- (n) a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane polypus,
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(n) one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
- in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase
Synonyms
polypusWords of close approximity
polypectomy
Polypedates
Polypedatidae
polypeptide
polypetalous
polyphase
polyphemus moth
polyphone
polyphonic
polyphonically
polyphonic letter
polyphonic music
polyphonic prose
polyphonous
polyphony
polyphosphate
polyphosphoric acid
Polyplacophora
polyplacophore
polyploid
polyploidy
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodium
Polypodium aureum
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Polypodium polypodioides
Polypodium scouleri
Polypodium virgianum
Polypodium vulgare
polypody
Polyporaceae
polypore
Polyporus
Polyporus frondosus
Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus tenuiculus
Polyprion
Polyprion americanus
polypropene
polypropenonitrile
polypropylene
polyptoton
polypus