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Webster 1913 Edition
Alcyonium
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Alˊcy-o′ni-um
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a zoöphyte, so called from being like the halcyon’s nest.]
(Zool.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alcyonium
ALCYO'NIUM
,Noun.