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poly·pary (päl′i per′ē)

noun pl. polyparies -·par′·ies

the common base or the connecting tissue to which each member of a colony of polyps is attached
also polyparium pol′y·par′·ium (-ē əm)

Etymology: ModL < L polypus, polyp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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