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noun

Polypus n. (pl. E. polypuses, L. polypi)

(Zool.) Same as Polyp.

(Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Polypus" Quotes from Famous Books

... suppose you have never seen such a thing as a polypus, nor observed the proceedings of ...

— Works, V1 • Lucian of Samosata

... be most unmercifully cropped—then he was burned on his cheek, and ruinously fined and imprisoned in a remote solitude,[103]—but had they torn him limb by limb, Prynne had been in his mind a very polypus, which, cut into pieces, still loses none ...

— Calamities and Quarrels of Authors • Isaac D'Israeli

... untaught, peevish, Irus' daughter, Thersites' sister, Grobians' scholar, if he love her once, he admires her for all this, he takes no notice of any such errors, or imperfections of body or mind, [5391]Ipsa haec—delectant, veluti Balbinum Polypus Agnae,; he had rather have her than any woman in the world. If he were a king, she alone should be his queen, his empress. O that he had but the wealth and treasure of both the Indies to endow her with, a carrack of ...

— The Anatomy of Melancholy • Democritus Junior

... ground, and food is brought to them by the air and rain. We see how high in the scale of organization a plant may rise, when we look at one of the more perfect tendril-bearers. It first places its tendrils ready for action, as a polypus places its tentacula. If the tendril be displaced, it is acted on by the force of gravity and rights it self. It is acted on by the light, and bends towards or from it, or disregards it, whichever may be most advantageous. ...

— The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants • Charles Darwin

Words linked to "Polypus" : growth, adenomatous polyp