(n) Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155), Syn. Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
{ } a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower. [ 1913 Webster ]