ˌan(t)thəˈkōdēəm, -(ˌ)thō- noun
or an·tho·co·dia -dēə
( plural anthoco·dia -dēə ; or anthocodi·ae -dēˌə)
Etymology: New Latin, from anth- (I) + -codium (from Greek kōdeia head of a plant)
: the free oral end of an anthozoan polyp the basal portion of which is united with other zooids in a common mass