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polygynus <strong>with</strong> more than twelve styles.<br />

polylepis -is -e <strong>with</strong> many scales, from Greek πολυ-, poly-, many, much, and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis,<br />

lepido-, scale.<br />

polylophus many-crested, having many humps.<br />

polymath from Greek πολυµαθής, polymathes, having learned much.<br />

polymeris having many members (in each whorl).<br />

Polymnia New Latin, probably from Latin Polymnia, Polyhymnia, the Greek muse of sacred music and<br />

dance, the reference uncertain. (Compositae)<br />

polymorphus -a -um polymor'phus (pol-ee-MOR-fus) of or <strong>with</strong> many forms, having many forms of the same<br />

organ, variable.<br />

polyneurus <strong>with</strong> many veins or nerves<br />

polyodon, polyodontus many toothed.<br />

polyp-, polypi, polypo Greek many-footed; a polyp<br />

polypetalus many-petaled, having many separate and distinct petals.<br />

polyphem-, polyphemus, -polyphemus Greek mythology a one-eyed giant<br />

polyphlebius <strong>with</strong> many veins or nerves.<br />

polyphyllus -a -um polyphyl'lus (pol-ee-FIL-us) <strong>with</strong> many leaves, from poly, polys, many, frequent, much, and<br />

phyllon, leaves<br />

polypodi Greek many-footed; a kind of fern<br />

Polypodiaceae Polypodia'ceae (pol-ee-pode-ee-AY-see-ee) plants of the Polypody family, from the genus name,<br />

Polypodium, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

polypodioides resembling Polypodium.<br />

Polypodium Polypod'ium (pol-ee-PODE-ee-um or po-lee-POD-ee-um) from Greek polys, many, and podos, a<br />

foot, or pous, poudon, little foot, for the branched rhizome, or for the knoblike prominences of the stem<br />

Polypogon Polypo'gon (pol-ee-PO-gon) from Greek πολύς, polys, many, and πωγών, pogon, beard. (Gramineae)<br />

Polypterus, polypterus many winged, from πολύς, polys, many, and πτρον, pteron, a wing, from the featherlike<br />

pappus. Strongly winged in one source. (Compositae)<br />

polyptychus strongly wrinkled.<br />

polypyrenus bearing many kernels.<br />

polyraphis <strong>with</strong> many needles.<br />

polyrrhizus -a -um. polyrhizus many-rooted, or thickly-rooted, from , and ῥίζα, rhiza, root.<br />

Polyscias many umbrellas, referring to the large and abundant foliage of this genus<br />

polysepalus many-sepaled<br />

polyspermus many-seeded, bearing many seeds or many sperm.<br />

Polystachya Greek poly, many, and stakhys, spike, referring to many branchlets of the inflorescence in some<br />

species<br />

polystachyus, polystachys <strong>with</strong> many spikes<br />

Polystichium Polystich'um (pol-ee-STY-kum or po-LI-sti-kum) from Greek polys, many, and stichos, a row,<br />

referring to the arrangement of the rows of sori, or spore cases on each pinna.<br />

polystichus having many rows.<br />

polystictus many-dotted<br />

Polytaenia many tubes from Greek πολυ-, poly-, many, much, and tainia, Latin taenia -ae f. a fillet (in the<br />

sense of a narrow strip of material, not a chunk of meat), headband, from Greek ταινια, tainia, a reference to<br />

the vittae, or oil-tubes in the seeds. (Umbelliferae)<br />

polythelis <strong>with</strong> many warts.<br />

polytomus <strong>with</strong> many cuts.<br />

Polytrichastrum from the genus Polytrichum and Latin -astrum, an incomplete resemblance<br />

polytrichoides resembling Hair-Moss, Polytrichium.<br />

polytrichus, Polytrichum <strong>with</strong> many hairs, thickly haired, from Greek polys, many, and thrix, hair; applied in<br />

antiquity to plants <strong>with</strong> fine, hairlike parts, including mosses; now referring to hairy calyptra.<br />

polxanthus richly gilded.<br />

pom-, pomo, pomum, -pomum Latin an apple, fruit, referring to an apple any fruit similar in shape to an<br />

apple, from post-classical Latin pomum, classical Latin pōmum fruit of any kind,<br />

poma-, pomato a lid, cover, from ancient Greek πωµατ-, πῶµα, pomat-, poma-, lid, cover; also a drink,<br />

possibly from post-classical Latin pomatum cider.<br />

pomaceus apple-like, apple-green.

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