Definition of PENNATULA (Meaning of PENNATULA), a 9 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens

PENNATULA is a 9 letter word that starts with P.
	Synonyms:	genus Pennatula

	See Also:	coelenterate genus, family Pennatulidae, Pennatulidae, sea pen

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pennat"ula\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E. {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.