Polypidom
(Po*lyp"i*dom) n. [Polypus + L. domus house.] (Zoöl.) A coral, or corallum; also, one of the
coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.
Polypier
(||Po`ly`pier") n. [F.] A polypidom.
Polypifera
(||Pol`y*pif"e*ra) n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) The Anthozoa.
Polypiferous
(Pol*y*pif"er*ous) a. [Polypus + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing polyps, or polypites.
Polypiparous
(Pol`y*pip"a*rous) a. [Polypus + L. parere to produce.] (Zoöl.) Producing polyps.
Polypite
(Pol"y*pite) n.
1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth.
See Illust. of Campanularian. (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
2. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.
Polyplacophora
(||Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra) n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and Placophora.] (Zoöl.) See Placophora.
Polyplastic
(Pol`y*plas"tic) a. [Poly- + -plastic.] (Biol.) Assuming, or having the power of assuming,
many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.
Polypode
(Pol`y*pode) n. [Cf. F. polypode. See Polypody.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Polypodium; polypody.
[Written also polypod.]
Polypode
(Pol"y*pode), n. [Gr. the wood louse, milleped: cf. F. polypode. See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) An animal
having many feet; a myriapod.
Polypodium
(Pol"y*po`di*um) n. [L., fr. Gr. dim. of . See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode.] (Bot.) A genus
of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori,
scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
Polypody
(Pol"y*po`dy) n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Polypodium.
Polypoid
(Pol"y*poid) a. [Polyp + - oid.]
1. (Zoöl.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.
2. (Med.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.
Polypomedusæ
(||Pol`y*po*me*du"sæ) n. pl. [NL. See Polyp, and Medusa.] (Zoöl.) Same as Hydrozoa.
Polyporous
(Po*lyp"o*rous) a. [Poly- + porous.] Having many pores. Wright.
Polyporus
(||Po*lyp"o*rus) n.; pl. Polypori [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of
fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. P. betulinus is
common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several
species of Polyporous are considered edible.
Polypous
(Pol"y*pous) a. [Cf. F. polypeux. See Polyp.] Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet
or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.
Polypragmatic
(Pol`y*prag*mat"ic Pol`y*prag*mat"ic*al) a. [Poly- + pragmatic, - ical.] Overbusy; officious.
[R.] Heywood.
