poly

A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

Adjective

  1. Polyamorous.
    • Whether the family is poly, L.G.B.T.Q. or another minority, such as a religious one, coming out is very much a personal decision. - 2020 August 4, Cynthia McKelvey, “The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting”, in The New...

    Synonyms: polyam

    Coordinate Terms: mono

Origin

Shortening of various words.

Derived

polycurious polyless polypile poly pocket poly sci poly skin solo poly

Noun countable, informal

  1. A polytechnic.
  2. Polyethylene (polythene).
  3. Polyurethane.
  4. A polygon.
    • The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris. - 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:

    Hyponyms: rect tri

  5. Polyester.
    • a cotton-poly blend
  6. Polyamory.
  7. A polyamorous person.
  8. A polycule.

Forms

polys

Noun Entry 3

  1. A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

Origin

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

Forms

poley

Derived

poly-mountain

Verb

  1. To polymorph; to transform by magic.

Forms

polys polying polyed