alcyonium
See also: Alcyonium
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the genus name.
Noun
[edit]alcyonium (plural alcyoniums)
- (zoology) Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.
References
[edit]- “alcyonium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.