[ 'pɒlɪp ]
■ noun
1》 Zoology the sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically columnar with the mouth uppermost and surrounded by a ring of tentacles. Compare with medusa .
2》 Medicine a small growth, usually benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane.
Derivatives
~oid adjective &noun
~ous adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. polipe , from L. ~us (see ~us ).