polyethylene
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~ a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation
polyfoam
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~ a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics
Polygala
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~ type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
Polygala alba
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~ perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
Polygala lutea
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~ bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
Polygala paucifolia
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~ common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
Polygalaceae
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~ trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
polygamist
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~ someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
polygamous
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~ having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals
polygamous
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~ having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
polygamy
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~ the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
polygene
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~ a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations
polygenic disorder
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~ an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
polygenic disease
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~ an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
polygenic
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~ of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
polyglot
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~ a person who speaks more than one language
polyglot
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~ having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
polygon
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~ a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
Polygonaceae
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~ a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
polygonal
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~ having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons; "polygonal structure"