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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Plumulariidae —hydroids , growing inplumelike forms.
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Examples
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Scientists have happily given these most euphonious names -- _Campanularia_, _Obelia_, and _Plumularia_.
The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919
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The unfolding of a mass of Plumularia, taken from amongst the miscellaneous contents of the dredge, and thrown into a bottle of clear sea-water, is a sight which, once seen, no dredger will forget.
The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In John Lubbock 1873
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