POLYS

Noun

polys

plural of poly

Anagrams

• Pylos, ploys, plyos, slopy

Source: Wiktionary


POLY

Pol"y-. Etym: [See Full, a.]

Definition: A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.

Po"ly, n. Etym: [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatæ, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus. [Spelt also poley.] Poly mountain. See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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