pol‧yp /ˈpɒləp, ˈpɒlɪp $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: polype, from Latin polypus 'octopus', from Greek, from poly- ( ⇒ poly-) + pous 'foot']

1. a small lump that grows inside your body because of an illness, but is not likely to harm you

2. a very simple sea animal that has a body like a tube:
a coral polyp

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