Gorgonia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gorgonia \Gor*go"ni*a\ (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
     coral which hardens in the air.] (Zool.)
     1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
        restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
        ({Gorgonia flabellum}), sea plume ({G. setosa}), and other
        allied species having a flexible, horny axis.


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     2. Any slender branched gorgonian.
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