What is the meaning of polyp?

noun

  • A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane.
  • 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.
    • usage: "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"
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