English noun: polyp | |||
1. | polyp (state) a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane | ||
Synonyms | polypus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | growth | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adenomatous polyp, pedunculated polyp, sessile polyp | ||
2. | polyp (animal) one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth | ||
Samples | In some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cnidarian, coelenterate | ||
Member meronym | Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | ||