Pennatula \Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E. {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.
Pennatula n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: {genus Pennatula}]