Word Meanings - GORGONIA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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.

• Gorgonia
  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.
• Havildar
  In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
• Otherwhiles
  At another time, or other times; sometimes; /ccasionally.
• ALLINEATIONALINEEATION
  Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young.
• Allineation
  Alt. of Alineation
• Gorgoniacea
  One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with a porous crust, or c/nenchyma, in which the polyp cells are situated.
• Havior
  Behavior; demeanor.
• Otherwise
  In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.
• HAVIER
  A castrated deer. Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns. Encyc. of Sport.
• Allision
  The act of dashing against, or striking upon.
• Alliteral
  Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.
• Gorgonian
  Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific.
• HORNYHANDED
  Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
• Alliable
  Able to enter into alliance.
• Alliterate
  To employ or place so as to make alliteration.
• Havana
  Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar
• Plumed
  of Plume

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