n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-l ə p
Function: noun
Etymology: French polype octopus, nasal polyp, from Old French polipe , from Latin polypus, from Greek polypous, from poly- + pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1742
1 : a coelenterate (as a coral) that has typically a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
2 : a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)
– pol · yp · oid \ -l ə - ˌ po ̇ id \ adjective