Helen Fenton

Alcyonaria: Definition and part of speech

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Alcyonaria

  1. n. pl. One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alcyonacea: Definition and part of speech

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Alcyonacea

  1. n. pl. A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alcove: Definition and part of speech

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Alcove

  1. n. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
  2. n. A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.
  3. n. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.