Definition of Gorgonia

1. n. 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.

Medical Definition of Gorgonia

1. 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. Origin: L, a coral which hardens in the air. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorgonia

gorges
gorget
gorget
gorgeted
gorgets
gorgia
gorgias
gorging
gorgio
gorgios
gorgon
Gorgon
gorgonacea
Gorgonacea
gorgoneion
gorgonia (current term)
gorgoniacea
Gorgoniacea
gorgonian
gorgonian
gorgonians
gorgonian coral
gorgonize
gorgonized
gorgonizes
gorgonizing
Gorgonocephalus
gorgons
gorgonzola
Gorham's disease

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