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polycotyledonous (pol'ikotile'donus) 

 a. [Gk. polys, many ; kotyledon, 

 a hollow vessel.] Having more 

 than two cotyledons or seed lobes, 

 as the fir embryo (bot.). 



polycotyledony (pol'ikottle'doni) n. 

 [Gk. polys, many ; kotyledon, a 

 hollow vessel.] A great increase 

 in the number of cotyledons (hot.}. 



polycrotism (polik'rotizm) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; krotos, a beating.] 

 Condition of having several second- 

 ary elevations in the pulse curve 

 (phys.). 



polycyclic (pol'isik'lik) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; kyklos, a circle.] Having 

 many whorls or ring structures 

 (biol.). 



polycystid (pol'ists'tid) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; kystis, a bladder.] Septate ; 

 partitioned off (biol.}. 



polydactyllsm (pol'idak'tilizm) . 

 \Gk.polys, many ; daktylos, a finger.] 

 Condition of having an excessive 

 number of fingers or toes (zool.). 



polyembryony (pSl'igm'brloni) n. 

 [Gk. polys, many ; embryon, a 

 foetus.] Instance of a zygote 

 giving rise to more than one 

 embryo (bot.). 



polyenergid (pol'ie'n'e'rjid) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; energos, active.] 

 Appl. nuclei with more than one 

 centriole (cyt.). 



polygamous (polig'amus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; gamos, union.] Bear- 

 ing male, female, and hermaph- 

 rodite flowers (bot.) ; consorting 

 with more than one mate (zool.}. 



polygamy (polig'ami) n. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; gamos, union.] Condition 

 of having staminate, pistillate, and 

 hermaphrodite flowers upon the 

 same individual (bot.) ; condition 

 of having more than one mate at 

 a time (zool.}. 



polygenetic (pol'ijenet'ik) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; genesis, descent.] 

 Derived from two sources ; sexually 

 produced (biol.}. 



polygenic, polygenetic. 



polygoneutic (pol'igonu'tik) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; goneuein, to beget.] 

 Rearing more than one brood in a 

 season (zool.). 



polygynoecial (pol'Ijine'shlal) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; gyne, woman ; oikos, 



house.] Having multiple fruits 

 formed by united gynoecia (bot.}. 



polygynous (polij'inus) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; gyne, female.] Consorting 

 with more than one female at a 

 time (zool} ; with many styles (bot.}. 



polykaryon (pSl'ikar'Ion) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; karyon, nut.] A 

 polyenergid nucleus ; a nucleus 

 with more than one centriole (cyt.). 



polymastigote (porimas'tlgot) a. 



eik. polys, many ; mastix, whip.] 

 aving flagella arranged in a tuft 

 (zool.). 



polymastlsm (pollmas'tlzm) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; mastos, breast.] Oc- 

 currence of more than the normal 

 number of mammae. 



polymerisation (polimSrlzashun) n. 

 [Gk. polys, many ; meros, part.] 

 The uniting together of a number 

 of molecules in a liquid with 

 chemical combination (phys.). 



polymerous (polim'e'rus) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; meros, part.] Consisting of 

 many parts or members (bot.). 



polymorphism (pol'imor'fizm) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; morphe, form.] Oc- 

 currence of different forms of 

 individuals in the same species ; 

 occurrence of different forms, or 

 different forms of organs, in the 

 same individual at different periods 

 of life (biol.). 



polymorphonuclear (pol'imor'fonu'- 

 klear) a. [Gk. polys, many ; morphe, 

 form ; L. nucleus, kernel.] Appl. 

 leucocytes with multipartite nuclei 

 connected by fine threads of 

 chromatin (cyt.). 



polymorphous (pol'imor'fus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; morphe, form.] As- 

 suming various forms or shapes 

 (biol.). 



polynucleate (pol'inu'kleat) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; L. nucleus, kernel.] 

 Containing several or many nuclei 

 (cyt.). 



polyp (pol'ip) n. [L. polypus, polyp.] 

 A simple Actinozoon, as a sea- 

 anemone ; a separate zooid of an 

 Actinozoan colony (zool.). 



polyparium (pol'Ipa'rium) n. [L. 

 polypus, polyp.] The common base 

 and connecting tissue of a colony 

 of polyps (zool). 



polypary, a polyparium. 



