POL- 
ip Slee Lm te ea a. [Gk, 
i fe . y ; petalon, \eaf.| Having 
sh geo or seth petals 
(polif’a 
ot. ). 
polyphagous gis) a [Gk 
cells 
polyphetio apr an . a. [Gk. 
polys, many ; phylo ce.] Con- 
vergent, a a Z. ty cra 3 com- 
bining characteristics of more than 
one ancestra through in- 
dependent aie (biol.). 
polyphyllous Olifiltis) @ [Gk. 
polys, many ; phyllon, leaf.| Many- 
pos 
lyphyod odont (polifrédént) @. [Gk. 
* polyphyes, manifold ; odous, tooth.] 
2 tg many successive "sets of 
eth. 
a outs or n. [L. polypus, a 
polyp.] ndividual or person 
of a zooid colony yon 
polypite,—a polypide 
polyplastic (pol iplis’ tik) a. [Gk. 
polys, many ; plastos, formed.] Cap- 
able of eet ets many forms (dzo/.). 
pe (polipdd) a. [Gk. polys, 
pous. ote Furnished 
with: many feet 
polypoid Vipoid) a. agi? polypas, 
polyp; Gk. ezdos, form.] Polyp 
like. 
(pdl'ipro’ sera ey 
jaw, an 
lower—as in the Tasmanian Devil 
paiva Saige Tzal) etd wi tite 
[Gk, 
LYS, many 5 epalon, a 's ee 
0. 
ny; pwn be.] a 
a hydromedusa stem consisting of 
several hydrocauli bound together 
ool, 
ies (pol'isémit tk) . [Gk. 
eg many ; soma, body ; femnein, 
cut.] Has! ing many _body- 
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segments ; formed from fusion of 
the primitive body segments woe ). 
polyspermous (pol'ispér’miis) a. [Gk 
polys, set sperma, seed. | Having 
many se 
Saaesethy (p3l'ispér'mi) nm. [Gk 
polys, many ; sperma, seed.| Entry 
of several sperms into one ovum 
(di07.). 
polysporous (pdl'ispd’riis) a. [Gk. 
poly Ss, many ; spores, “gre wey, 
aeded many-spore 
scouiteaheten (pistes) a. ice. 
poly, many ; ; stachys, ear of 
n.] ith numerous fae (bot) 
Sonymalie patie a, _[Gk. Zolys, 
t.] With several 
many ; 
steles 
ota “patio nm. [Gk. folys, 
stele, st.] Arrange- 
af axial eee tissue in 
steles, each containing 
n one vascular bundle 
rina 
(d0t.). 
polystemonous (pdl'istém’éniis) a. 
Gk. polys, many; stemon, a warp.] 
Having the stamens more than 
double ve number of petals or 
sepals (do¢ 
polystichous ‘(poristik’t ong a. [Gk. 
polys, many; stic a row.] 
Arranged in pleaser s rows or 
seri 
pol: (pdlistém’‘atiis) a. 
[Gk. folys, many ; stoma, mouth.] 
Having many res, mouths, or 
openings ; ops anata fo <5 Disco- 
a and i s (z00, 
polystomium (pol'i ia ony n. [Gk. 
polys, many; stoma, mout 
suctorial mouth of Discomedusae 
polyatylar (polistilar) a. [Gk. polys, 
ie — pillar. Many- 
‘styled (dot. 
Iysymmetrical cpatyere'g rial) a, 
"Gk. polys, many ; sy7, ; metron. 
measure, 7 Divisible week several 
planes into bilaterally symmetrical 
BR cies ot). 
halamous ey te oa a. 
mock. polys, many; ‘thalamo 
chamber.] Aggregate or collective 
as sss fruits (dot); appl. shells 
e up of —- cha on formed 
satcnbasee’ (zool.). 
polythely (polithe’li) n. (Gk. polys, 
