Pennatula

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

  Pennatula \Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E.
     {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and
     allied genera of {Alcyonaria}, having a featherlike form; a
     sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side
     branches.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pennatula
       n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: {genus
           Pennatula}]