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pennatula

pennatula noun: any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.

Noun

pennatula (plural pennatulas or pennatulae)

  1. Any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.

Forms of pennatula

pluralpennatulas
pluralpennatulae

Origin of pennatula

From Latin pennatulus, from pennātus + -ulus, from penna + -ātus.

Questions about pennatula

What does pennatula mean?
Pennatula means any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.
What part of speech is pennatula?
Pennatula is a noun.
What is the plural of pennatula?
The plural of pennatula is pennatulas.

Words near pennatula in the dictionary

  1. pennate
  2. pennated
  3. pennates
  4. pennatifid
  5. pennation
  6. pennatula
  7. pennatulacean
  8. pennatulaceans
  9. pennatulaceous
  10. pennatulae
  11. pennatulas

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