ACTINIA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidæ. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.].

2.
n.

A genus in the family Actinidæ.


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