Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a (?), n. [NL. 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.

 

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