Webster's Dictionary 1913

6130

Polypier

‖Po′ly′pier″ (?), n. A polypidom.

6131

Polypifera

‖Pol′y‐pif″e‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The Anthozoa.

6132

Polypiferous

Pol‐y‐pif″er‐ous (?), a. [Polypus + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing polyps, or polypites.

6133

Polypiparous

Pol′y‐pip″a‐rous (?), a. [Polypus + L. parere to produce.] (Zoöl.) Producing polyps.

6134

Polypite

Pol″y‐pite (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian. (b) Sometimes, the manubr...

6135

Polyplacophora

‖Pol′y‐pla‐coph″o‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and Placophora.] (Zoöl.) See Placophora.

6136

Polyplastic

Pol′y‐plas″tic (?), a. [Poly- + -plastic.] (Biol.) Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.

6137

Polypode

Pol′y‐pode (?), n. [Cf. F. polypode. See Polypody.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Polypodium; polypody. [Written also polypod.]

6138

Polypode (2)

Pol″y‐pode, n. [Gr. �, �, the wood louse, milleped: cf. F. polypode. See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) An animal having many feet; a myriapod.

6139

Polypodium

Pol″y‐po′di‐um (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, dim. of �. See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered r...

6140

Polypody

Pol″y‐po′dy (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Polypodium.

6141

Polypoid

Pol″y‐poid (?), a. [Polyp + -oid.] 1. (Zoöl.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.2. (Med.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; ...

6142

Polypomedusæ

‖Pol′y‐po‐me‐du″sæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polyp, and Medusa.] (Zoöl.) Same as Hydrozoa.

6143

Polyporous

Po‐lyp″o‐rous (?; 277), a. [Poly- + porous.] Having many pores. Wright.

6144

Polyporus

‖Po‐lyp″o‐rus (?), n.; pl.Polypori (#). [NL., fr. Gr. πολύσ many + � a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this gen...

6145

Polypous

Pol″y‐pous (?), a. [Cf. F. polypeux. See Polyp.] Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.

6146

Polypragmatic

{ Pol′y‐prag‐mat″ic (?), Pol′y‐prag‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [Poly- + pragmatic, -ical.] Overbusy; officious. Heywood.

6147

Polypragmaty

Pol′y‐prag″ma‐ty (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. � business.] The state of being overbusy.

6148

Polyprotodonta

‖Pol′y‐pro′to‐don″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πολύσ many + � first + �, �, tooth.] (Zoöl.) A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.

6149

Polypteroidei

‖Po‐lyp′te‐roi″de‐i (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polypterus, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is t...

6150

Polypterus

Po‐lyp′te‐rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πολύσ many + � feather, wing.] (Zoöl.) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.

6151

Polyptoton

‖Pol′yp‐to″ton (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � having, or being in, many cases; πολύσ many + � case.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, gen...

6152

Polypus

Pol″y‐pus (?), n.; pl. E. Polypuses (#), L. Polypi (#). [L. See Polyp.] 1. (Zoöl.) Same as Polyp.2. (Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, — fou...

6153

Polyrhizous

Pol′y‐rhi″zous (?), a. [Gr. �; πολύσ many + � root.] (Bot.) Having numerous roots, or rootlets.

6154

Polyschematist

Pol′y‐sche″ma‐tist (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. � form, manner.] Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform.

6155

Polyscope

Pol″y‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � farseeing; πολύσ much, many + � to view: cf. F. polyscope.] 1. (Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton....

6156

Polysepalous

Pol′y‐sep″al‐ous (?), a. [Poly- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other.