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polypary|ˈpɒlɪpərɪ|
Also 9 in Lat. form polyparium |pɒlɪˈpɛərɪəm|, pl. -ia; erron. sing. polyparia, pl. -iæ.
[ad. mod.L. polypārium, f. polypus polyp + -arium.]
The common stem, stock, or supporting structure of a colony of polyps (see polyp 1 c), to which the individual zooids are attached, usually each in a cell or cavity of its own; also called polypidom.
1750Phil. Trans. XLVII. 107 The size and shape of this polypary is sufficiently seen in Fig. A. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. v. 166 A fixed calcareous house or polypary as it is called consisting often of innumerable cells. 1861J. R. Greene Man. Anim. Kingd., Cœlent. 85 The firm horny layer, or polypary, which the cœnosarc excretes in Tubularia and its allies. 1872Dana Corals i. 17 Science is hardly yet rid of such terms as polypary, polypidom, which imply that each coral is the constructed hive or house of a swarm of polyps. 1875Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 131/1 The superficial portion of the polyparium. 1880H. S. Cooper Coral Lands I. iii. 24 Polyparia are composed of two separate parts.
Hence polyparian |pɒlɪˈpɛərɪən| a., of or pertaining to a polypary. |