Definition of gorgonian

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Gorgonian (n.) One of the Gorgoniacea.

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Keratophyte :: Keratophyte (n.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
Stem :: Stem (n.) The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian..
Zoophyte :: Zoophyte (v. i.) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones, hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of those that form compound colonies having a branched or treelike form, as many corals and hydroids..
Gorgonian :: Gorgonian (a.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral..
Gorgonian :: Gorgonian (n.) One of the Gorgoniacea.
Sea Feather :: Sea feather () Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
Gorgonian :: Gorgonian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific..
Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) Any slender branched gorgonian.
Sea Fern :: Sea fern () Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.
Sea Fan :: Sea fan () Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies..
Sea Whip :: Sea whip () A gorgonian having a simple stem.
Gorgonean :: Gorgonean (a.) See Gorgonian, 1..
Sea Willow :: Sea willow () A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches.
Lithophyte :: Lithophyte (n.) A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines are animals..
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