POLYFOIL
Pol"y*foil, n. Etym: [Poly- + foil, n.] (Arch.)
Defn: Same as Multifoil.
POLYGALA
Po*lyg"a*la, n. Etym: [L., milkwort, fr. Gr.
Defn: A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort.
POLYGALACEOUS
Pol`y*ga*la"ceous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Polygalaceæ) of which Polygala is the type.
POLYGALIC
Po*lyg"a*lic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.
POLYGAMIA Pol`y*ga"mi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Polygamous.] (Bot.) (a) A Linnæan class of plants, characterized by having both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant. (b) A name given by Linnæus to file orders of plants having syngenesious flowers.
POLYGAMIAN
Pol`y*ga"mi*an, a. (Bot.)