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Thesaurus: alcyonium

A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.

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  1. n. A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.
  2. A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.
  3. A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resemblingflowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used forcertain species of sponges.