Defn: Composed of several or numerous carpels; — said of such fruits as the orange.
POLYCARPIC; POLYCARPOUS Pol`y*car"pic, Pol`y*car"pous, a. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower.
POLYCHAETA
Pol`y*chæ"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the two principal groups of Chætopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setæ. See Illust. under Parapodia.
POLYCHLORIDE
Pol`y*chlo"ride, n. Etym: [Poly- + chloride.] (Chem.)
Defn: A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the molecule.
POLYCHOERANY
Pol`y*choer"a*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules. [Obs.]
Cudworth.
POLYCHORD
Pol"y*chord, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Having many strings.