Animal flower

(Zool.) a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc.
(Zool.) See under Animal.

See also: Animal, Flower

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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