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polypetalous (pol'ipeYalus) a. [Gk. 

 Polys, many \petalon, leaf.] Having 

 separate, free, or distinct petals 

 (bot.}. 



polyphagous (pollf'agus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; phagein, to eat.] 

 Eating many and various kinds of 

 food ; of Sporozoa, passing different 

 phases of life-history in different 

 cells (biol.}. 



polyphyletio (pSl'IflleVik) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; phylon, race.] Con- 

 vergent, as appl. a group ; com- 

 bining characteristics of more than 

 one ancestral type through in- 

 dependent acquisition, (biol.}. 



polyphyllous (p81'ifil'us) a. [Gk. 

 Polys, many ; phyllon, leaf.] Many- 

 leaved (bot.}. 



polyphyodont (p81'ifl'6dont) a. [Gk. 

 pofyphyes, manifold ; odous, tooth.] 

 Having many successive sets of 

 teeth. 



polypide (pol'fpld) n. [L. polypus, a 

 polyp.] An individual or person 

 of a zooid colony (zoo/.}. 



polypite, a polypide. 



polyplastic (pol'iplas'tlk) a. [Gk. 

 Polys, many ; plastos, formed.] Cap- 

 able of assuming many forms (biol.}. 



polypod (p51'tp8d) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; POUS, foot.] Furnished 

 with many feet or legs. 



polypoid (poHpoid) a. [L. polypus, 

 polyp ; Gk. eidos, form.] Polyp- 

 like. 



polyprotodont (pSl'Ipro'todont) a. 

 [Gk. Polys, many ; protos, first ; 

 odous, tooth.] With four or five 

 incisors on each side of the upper 

 jaw, and one or two fewer on the 

 lower as in the Tasmanian Devil 

 (zool.}. 



polyrhizal (pSl'iri'zal) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; rhiza, root.] With many 

 roots or rootlets (dot.}. 



polysepalous (pSl'Isep'alus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; sepalon, a sepal.] 

 Having free or distinct sepals (dot.}. 



polyslphonic (pol'isiffin'lk) a. [Gk. 

 Polys, many ; siphon, a tube.] Appl. 

 a hydromedusa stem consisting of 

 several hydrocauli bound together 



(*), 



polysomitic (poTlsomlt'lk) a. [Gk. 

 Polys, many ; soma, body ; temnein, 

 to cut.] Having many body- 



segments ; formed from fusion of 

 the primitive body segments (zool.}. 



polyspermous (pol'ispeYmus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; sperma, seed.] Having 

 many seeds (bot.}. 



polyspenny (poTispeYml) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; sperma, seed.] Entry 

 of several sperms into one ovum 

 (biol.}. 



polysporous (poTlspo'rus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; sporos, seed.] Many- 

 seeded ; many-spored (bot.}. 



polystachyous (pSl'IstakKus) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; stachys, an ear of 

 corn.] With numerous spikes (bot.}. 



polystelic (pol'isteTlk) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; stele, a post.] With several 

 steles (bot.}. 



polystely (p5ttste'H) n. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; stele, a post.] Arrange- 

 ment of axial vascular tissue in 

 several steles, each containing 

 more than one vascular bundle 

 (bot.}. 



polystemonous (pfil'Istgrn'onus) a. 

 [Gk. polys, many; stemon, a warp.] 

 Having the stamens more than 

 double the number of petals or 

 sepals (bot.}. 



polystichous (pSl'Istlk'us) a. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; stichos, a row.] 

 Arranged in numerous rows or 

 series. 



polystomatous (pSftstSm'atus) a. 

 [Gk. Polys, many ; stoma, mouth.] 

 Having many pores, mouths, or 

 openings; many-mouthed, as Disco- 

 medusae and Sponges (zool.}. 



polystomium (pfil'isto'mium) n. [Gk. 

 polys, many ; stoma, mouth.] A 

 suctorial mouth of Discomedusae 

 (zool.}. 



polystylar (pSl'Istflar) a. [Gk. polys, 

 many ; stylos, pillar.] Many- 

 styled (bot.}. 



polysymmetrlcal (pSl'IsImeYrikal) a. 

 [Gk. polys, many ; syn, with ; metron, 

 measure.] Divisible through several 

 planes into bilaterally symmetrical 

 portions (boi.}. 



polythalamous (pollthal'Smus) a. 

 [Gk. polys, many ; thalatnos, a 

 chamber.] Aggregate or collective, 

 as appl. fruits (bot.} ; appl. shells 

 made up of many chambers formed 

 successively (zool.}. 



polythely (pol'fthe'lT) n. [Gk. polys, 



