sea pansy

noun

Renilla reniformis, a colonial cnidarian of the family Renillidae.

Meanings

nounsea pansy (plural sea pansies)

plural sea pansies

  1. Renilla reniformis, a colonial cnidarian of the family Renillidae.

    All the articles of his trade were filed away on the coast, sea cradles here, octopi here, tubs worms in another place, sea pansies in another.

    1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
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