Alcyonium

Alcyonium
Alcyonium /al-si-ōˈni-əm/
noun
A genus of Anthozoa growing as masses of polyps, dead men's fingers
ORIGIN: Gr alkyoneion an organism said to resemble a halcyon's nest, from alkyōn halcyon, kingfisher
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Alcyonāˈria plural noun
The group to which Alcyonium, sea pens, sea fans, red coral and organ-pipe coral belong
alcyonāˈrian noun and adjective

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  • Alcyonium — Alcyonium …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alcyonium — Al cy*o ni*um, n. [Gr. ? a zo[ o]phyte, so called from being like the halcyon s nest.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alcyonĭum — Alcyonĭum, 1) so v.w. Korkschwamm; 2) Art des Korkschwamms, so auch Alcyonella u. Alcyonidĭum, s. u. Korkschwamm; Alcyonien od. Alcyoniten sind versteinerte Korkschwämme …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • ALCYONIUM — Stagnum immensae altitudinis; Nero enim Imperator, iunctis quam plurimis funibus profunditatem eius non potuit explorare; quod et Amphiarai fons dicebatur, teste Pausaniâ. l. 1 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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  • Alcyonium digitatum — Alcyonium digitatum …   Wikipédia en Français

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