sea fan
noun
any of certain anthozoans, especially Gorgonia flabellum, of the West Indies, in which the colony assumes a fanlike form.
Origin of sea fan
First recorded in 1625–35
Words nearby sea fan
sea devil,
sea dog,
sea duck,
sea eagle,
sea elephant,
sea fan,
sea feather,
sea fight,
sea fir,
sea fire,
sea floor spreading
British Dictionary definitions for sea fan
sea fan
noun
any of various corals of the genus Gorgonia and related genera, having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton: order Gorgonacea (gorgonians)