polypary
/ˈpɒlɪp(ə)ri
/noun (plural polyparies) Zoology
The common stem or skeletal support of a colony of polyps, to which the individual zooids are attached.The sicula itself ceases to grow soon after the earliest theca have been developed; it remains permanently attached to the dorsal wall of the polypary....
- Small colonies do not have a folded polypary.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin polyparium, from Latin polypus (see polypus).