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Eudendrium

noun
Eu·den·dri·um | \ yüˈdendrēəm \

Definition of Eudendrium 

: a genus of hydrozoans (order Anthomedusae) forming a branching colony of pink hydranths with a chitinous perisarc

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History and Etymology for Eudendrium

New Latin, from eu- + -dendrium (from Greek dendrion, diminutive of dendron tree)

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