gorgonia
n. பவழப்பூச்சி வகை.
Gor*go"ni*a, n. Etym: [L., a coral which hardens in the air.] (Zoöl.) 1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis. 2. Any slender branched gorgonian.