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 adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦nāshən
gorgonaceous adjective
-shəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Gorgonia + -acea