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   polyp

   /ˈpɒlɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. In some species, polyps are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a medusoid phase.
   • 2. a small growth, usually benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in polyp (sense 2)): from Old French polipe, from Latin polypus (see polypus). polyp (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.

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