Poly-
Poly- , adjective
[See Full, a.]
A combining form or prefix from Greek poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
Poly , noun
[Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Greek {not transcribed}.]
(Botany) A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiata, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.
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Poly mountain , See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.