Usually means: Soft coral resembling human hand.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (alcyonium)

▸ noun:  (zoology) Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.

Similar:
alcyonid, alcyoniidid, gorgonian, fan coral, sclerobase, symbiodiniacean, stolonifera, stoloniferan, fungiacyathid, algal, more...

Types:
soft coral, sefan, sewhip, gorgonian, horn coral, black coral, stony coral, lace coral, more...

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Similar:
alcyonid, alcyoniidid, gorgonian, fan coral, sclerobase, symbiodiniacean, stolonifera, stoloniferan, fungiacyathid, algal, more...

Types:
soft coral, sefan, sewhip, gorgonian, horn coral, black coral, stony coral, lace coral, more...



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