# polyp

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑlɪp/ · frequency rank #60,383

## Definitions
1. An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
2. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.
3. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

## Etymology
From Latin polypus (“a polyp, a polypus in the nose”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)). Doublet of polypus.

## Source
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