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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Pennatulidæ the sea-pens. P. phosphorea is a European species. See cut under
Alcyonaria . - noun [lowercase] A polyp of the genus Pennatula; a sea-pen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens
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Subtropical matorral habitats consist of Acacia pennatula mixed with other Acacia, Ipomoea and Bursera, interspersed with Opuntia, and Stenocereus.
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