Pen·nat·u·la n.; pl. L. Pennatulæ E. Pennatulas Zool. 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.
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Pennatula
n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: genus
Pennatula]