polyp

n 1: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

[syn: {polypus}]

2: one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or

coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body

usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

Poly

1. D.C.J. Matthews, Cambridge, early 80's. Polymorphic,

block-structured.

"An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J.

Matthews , in Data Types and Persistence,

M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988.

2. St Andrews U, Scotland. Software Prac & Exp, Oct 1986.

3. {Polymorphic} language used in Polymorphic Programming

Languages, David M. Harland, Ellis Horwood 1984.