hel1anthoid

[Mod. Latin helianthoida (q. v.).] Zool.: Resembling a sun-flower; of or belonging to the Helianthoida. helianthoid-polypes, s. pl. Zool .: The Helianthoida (q. v.). "The helianthoid- polypes , of which the common sea anemones of our coasts may serve as an example."- Hist . Animal Kingdom , p. 57.