"poley" meaning in English

See poley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} poley (not comparable)
  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) Without horns; polled. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-poley-en-adj-VsisXZCQ Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} poley
  1. Alternative form of poly (Teucrium polium). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poly (extra: Teucrium polium)
    Sense id: en-poley-en-noun-N23B~IZ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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