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polyp
noun(pol-yp)
the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
polyp
noun(pol-yp)
a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)

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