polyp

Nouns

  • (n) a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane polypus,
  • (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

polypus

Words of close approximity

pole Polk poll polo
polar poler polio polka polls
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