Dictionary Check: polyp
"polyp" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
noun
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
Example:
"in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"
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