umbellularia

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umbellularia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Umbellularia \Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL. See
     Umbellule.] (Zool.)
     A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of
     large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long,
     slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a
     bulbous base.
     [1913 Webster]

umbellularia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Umbellularia
      n 1: aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast [syn:
           Umbellularia, genus Umbellularia]