sea feather

American

noun

any of several anthozoans of the order Gorgonacea, in which the colony assumes a featherlike shape.

Etymology

Origin of sea feather

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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This crew was returning to report to Captain Phips when one of the men, staring over the side into the wonderfully clear water, spied a "sea feather" or marine plant of uncommon beauty growing from what appeared to be a rock.

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