Gorgonacea

plural noun

Gor·​go·​na·​cea

ˌgȯ(r)gəˈnāshēə

: an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form

gorgonacean

¦⸗⸗¦nāshən

adjective or noun

gorgonaceous

-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gorgonia + -acea

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