Eudendrium

noun

Eu·​den·​dri·​um

yüˈdendrēəm

: a genus of hydrozoans (order Anthomedusae) forming a branching colony of pink hydranths with a chitinous perisarc

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + -dendrium (from Greek dendrion, diminutive of dendron tree)

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