polyp

Meaning

Noun

An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

Origin

From Latin polypus ("a polyp, a polypus in the nose"), from Ancient Greek πολύπους, from πολύς + πούς. polypus.

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