polyp

pol·yp

noun \ˈpä-ləp\

Definition of POLYP

1

: a coelenterate (as a coral) that has typically a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts

2

: a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)

— pol·yp·oid \-lə-ˌpȯid\ adjective

Origin of POLYP

French polype octopus, nasal polyp, from Old French polipe, from Latin polypus, from Greek polypous, from poly- + pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 1742

Rhymes with POLYP

collop, dollop, lollop, scallop, trollop, wallop