Meanings
adjectivepolycladous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving many branches
Origin
- Ancient Greekκλάδος“shoot, branch”
- Englishpolycladous
From poly- + Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “shoot, branch”) + -ous.
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French polyclade
- polycladeTranslations
Italian policlado
- policladoTranslations
Portuguese policlado
- policladoTranslations
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