coralline (comparative more coralline, superlative most coralline)
Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the material coral.
Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.
• coral
• coralloid
• coralloidal
coralline (plural corallines)
Any calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
An animal that resembles such a coral.
• allocrine, collinear
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"al*line ( or ), a. Etym: [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.]
Definition: Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.
Cor"al*line, n. Etym: [Cf. F. coralline.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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