Astrangia

[uh-streyn-jee-uh]

noun

a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.

Origin of Astrangia

1848; < New Latin < Greek ástr(on) star + angeî(on) vessel + -a -a²

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Historical Examples of astrangia

Next come the Madreporians, of which our Astrangia, to be described hereafter, may be cited as an example.
Seaside Studies in Natural History
Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz