nnoun.statea small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membraneSynset:polypus
Hypernyms:growth
Inherited Hypernyms:polypgrowthillnessill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:adenomatous polyppedunculated polypsessile polyp
Full Hyponyms:adenomatous polyppedunculated polypsessile polyp
nnoun.animalone 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 mouthExamples:- in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase
Member Holonyms:Cnidaria Coelenterata phylum Cnidaria phylum Coelenterata
Hypernyms:cnidarian coelenterate
Inherited Hypernyms:polypcoelenterateinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity