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alcyonium

alcyonium noun: any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.

Noun

alcyonium (plural alcyoniums)

  1. Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.

Forms of alcyonium

pluralalcyoniums

Origin of alcyonium

From the genus name.

Questions about alcyonium

What does alcyonium mean?
Alcyonium means any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.
What part of speech is alcyonium?
Alcyonium is a noun.
What is the plural of alcyonium?
The plural of alcyonium is alcyoniums.

Words near alcyonium in the dictionary

  1. alcyonids
  2. alcyoniid
  3. alcyoniidid
  4. alcyoniidids
  5. alcyoniids
  6. alcyonium
  7. alcyoniums
  8. alcyonoid
  9. alcyonoids
  10. alcyons
  11. alcázar

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