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Astrophyton

noun

includes many of the basket stars

• Syn: ↑genus Astrophyton

• Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Euryalida, ↑subclass Euryalida

• Member Meronyms: ↑Astrophyton muricatum

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\\aˈsträfəˌtän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from astr- + Greek phyton plant — more at phyt-

: a genus of ophiuroids having complexly branching arms and including many of the basket stars

Useful english dictionary. 2012.