"Actiniae" is a word in ENGLISH

Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae …

A genus in the family Actinidae.

An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are …

of Actinia

Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.

A group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.

The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles.

A genus of Actinaria, including numerous species, found mostly in tropical seas. The zooids or polyps resemble small, elongated actinias …