ˌgȯ(r)gəˈnāshēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gorgonia + -acea
: an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form
• gor·go·na·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshən adjective or noun
• gor·go·na·ceous -shəs adjective