Polyrhizous, pol-i-rī′zus, adj. possessing numerous rootlets.—Also Polyrhī′zal.

Polyscope, pol′i-skōp, n. a multiplying lens: (surg.) an instrument for throwing light into cavities of the body.

Polysepalous, pol-i-sep′a-lus, adj. having the sepals separate from each other.

Polysperm, pol′i-sperm, n. a tree whose fruit contains many seeds.—adjs. Polysper′mal, Polysper′mous, containing many seeds.

Polysporous, pol-i-spō′rus, adj. producing many spores.

Polystigmous, pol-i-stig′mus, adj. having many carpels.

Polystome, pol′i-stōm, n. an animal with many mouths.—adj. Polystom′atous.

Polystyle, pol′i-stīl, adj. having many columns.—adj. Polysty′lous.

Polysyllable, pol′i-sil-a-bl, n. a word of many or of more than three syllables.—adjs. Polysyllab′ic, -al.—ns. Polysyllab′icism, Polysyll′abism.

Polysyllogism, pol-i-sil′ō-jizm, n. a combination of syllogisms.—adj. Polysyllogis′tic.