sea lily

noun

1. a stalked, sessile crinoid.

sea lily

noun

1. any of various sessile echinoderms, esp of the genus Ptilocrinus, in which the body consists of a long stalk attached to a hard surface and bearing a central disc with delicate radiating arms: class Crinoidea (crinoids)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea lily¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

She pointed out the stem of a sea lily, which resembles a star.

From Washington Post

The find by the Hollingworths, a husband-and-wife team, includes three new species and an entire ecosystem of echinoderms — a group of animals that includes starfish, brittle stars, feather stars, sea lilies, sea cucumbers and echinoids.

From New York Times

It is in fact a great mass of fossil arms from who knows how many sea lilies.

From BBC

It was a spring so euphoric that it felt as though Carmen Miranda had gone for a stroll along the sea floor and emerged with sponges, sea lilies and anemones clinging to her petticoats.

From New York Times

The work is a meditative visual poem about the passage of time set against a stone wall carved with sea lily fossils.

From Los Angeles Times