polyp
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• noun
A small, abnormal, typically benign growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane, such as in the colon, nose, or vocal cords.
"The gastroenterologist discovered and removed a benign polyp during the routine colonoscopy."
A solitary or colonial sedentary coelenterate of the phylum Cnidaria, such as a sea anemone, hydra, or coral unit, having a hollow cylindrical body attached at one end and a mouth surrounded by tentacles at the other.
"Each individual coral polyp secretes a hard calcium carbonate skeleton that gradually builds up the reef structure."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French 'polype', via Latin 'polypus', from Ancient Greek 'polypous' (literally 'many-footed'), composed of 'polys' (many) and 'pous' (foot), originally referring to the octopus or cuttlefish before being applied to tentacled coelenterates and branching tissue growths.