a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane; one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"

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Anagrams of polyp

LOPPY

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There are 76 solutions. The longest is ABDOMINAL HERNIA with 15 letters, and the shortest is STY with 3 letters.

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Clue	Answers

A POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC OBTAINED FROM A SOIL BACTERIUM	11
A BASIC POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC ADMINISTERED INTRAMUSCULARLY IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS	10
CYCLIC polypeptide consisting of eleven amino acids	3
polyphonic	2
Polyphemus	2
type of polypeptide	2
Feature of Polyphemus from The Odyssey	1
Flower; marine polyp	1
Polyphonic composition	1
Pinkish-red colour	1
Pink; lobster roe	1
With 32-Across, place to snorkel	1
What some keys are made of	1
Unwanted nasal growth	1
Tumor on mucous membrane	1
Staghorn ___	1
Something seen in the 70-Across	1
Soft pink	1
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemy, in Marvel comics	1
Sea skeleton	1

‘POLYP’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘POLYP’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Small growth (5)	polyp
Coral organism (5)
Sea anemone, e.g. (5)
Sea anemone (5)
Coral colony member (5)
Coral creator (5)
Tentacled creature (5)
Coral producer (5)
Vascular growth (5)