Poly vs Moly - What's the difference?
poly | moly |
polytechnic.
polyethylene (polythene)
(chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
(uncountable) polyester
(chiefly, informal) polyamory
(chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.
(chiefly, informal) polyamorous
(transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.
A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.
A magic herb or plant used by .
*, II.4.1.iii:
*:It excels Homers moly , cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.
* 1980 , Walter Shrewing, trans. Homer, The Odyssey , Oxford 1998, p.120:
Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, .
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As nouns the difference between poly and moly
is that poly is dust while moly is noise.poly
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of various words.Noun
(polys)- a cotton-poly blend
Adjective
(-)Verb
Etymology 2
(etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .Alternative forms
* poleyNoun
Usage notes
* The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.Derived terms
* poly-mountain (Webster 1913)Anagrams
*moly
English
Noun
(molies)- So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly .