polyparium
/ˌpɒlɪˈpɛːrɪəm/Zoology
noun
The common stem or supporting structure of a colonial cnidarian (or other colonial invertebrate), to which the individual polyps are attached. Formerly also: †a colonial cnidarian (obsolete ).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From polyp + -arium.
- noteworthy
- not exactly
- not for all the tea in China
- not for a minute
- not for a (or one) moment
- not forgetting ——
- not for lack (or want) of trying
- not for love or money
- not for nothing
- not-for-profit
- not gate
- not give a bugger
- not give a shit
- not give a stuff
- not give a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn)
- not give (or care) a damn
- not give (or care) a fig
- not give (or care) a monkey's
- not give (or care) a rat's ass
- not give (or care) a whoop
- not give something houseroom
- not-go
- not go any further
- not guilty
- not half