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noun, plural pol·y·par·ies.

the common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, as corals.

Origin:
1740–50; < Neo-Latin polypārium. See polyp, -ary

Related forms

pol·y·par·i·an

[pol-uh-pair-ee-uh

n] , adjective

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polypary or polyparium (ˈpɒlɪpərɪ, ˌpɒlɪˈpɛərɪəm)

—n , pl -paries, -paria
	the common base and connecting tissue of a colony of coelenterate polyps, esp coral

[C18: from New Latin polypārium; see polyp]

polyparium or polyparium (ˈpɒlɪpərɪ, ˌpɒlɪˈpɛərɪəm, -ˈpɛərɪə)

—n

[C18: from New Latin polypārium; see polyp]

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