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• Polycarpous

  [pol-ee-kahr-pik] /ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pɪk/ adjective, Botany. 1. producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant. 2. having a gynoecium composed of two or more distinct ovaries. /ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpəs/ adjective 1. (of a plant) having a gynoecium consisting of many distinct carpels /ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpɪk/ adjective 1. (of a plant) able to produce flowers and fruit several times in […]

• Polycentric

  [pol-ee-sen-trik] /ˌpɒl iˈsɛn trɪk/ adjective 1. having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking. adj. 1826, from poly- + centric.

• Polycentrism

  [pol-ee-sen-triz-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈsɛn trɪz əm/ noun 1. the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism. 2. the fact of having many centers of authority or importance: the polycentrism of American intellectual life. /ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪzəm/ noun 1. (formerly) the fact, principle, or […]

• Polychaete

  [pol-i-keet] /ˈpɒl ɪˌkit/ noun 1. any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles. adjective 2. Also, polychaetous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta. /ˈpɒlɪˌkiːt/ noun 1. any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or […]

• Polychasium

  [pol-ee-key-zhee-uh m, -zhuh m, -zee-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi əm, -ʒəm, -zi əm/ noun, plural polychasia [pol-ee-key-zhee-uh, -zhuh, -zee-uh] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi ə, -ʒə, -zi ə/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes. /ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm/ noun (pl) -sia (-zɪə) 1. (botany) a cymose inflorescence […]

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