alcyonium

See also: Alcyonium

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

alcyonium (plural alcyoniums)

(zoology) Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.

References

“alcyonium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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