n. [ Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr.
☞ The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of
Brain coral,
Brain stone coral
Chain coral.
Coral animal (Zool.),
Coral fish.
Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.),
Coral root (Bot.),
Coral snake. (Zo)
Coral tree (Bot.),
Coral wood,
n.
a. Having coral; covered with coral. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) Any bright-colored fish of the genera
a. Like coral, or partaking of its qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Geol.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oolite; -- called also coral-rag. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. corallum coral + -ferous. ] Containing or producing coral. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. corallum coral + -form. ] resembling coral in form. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. corallum coral + root of gignere to produce. ] (Zool.) Same as Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. producing coral; coralligerous; coralliferous. Humble. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. corallum coral + -gerous. ] Producing coral; coralliferous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So named in allusion to the color of red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral. ] (Chem.) A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and
Red corallin,
Yellow corallin.
a. [ Cf. L. corallinus coralred. ] Composed of corallines;
n. [ Cf. F. coralline. ]
n. (Paleon.) A fossil coralline. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. corallum coral. ]
a. [ L. corallum coral + -oid: cf. F. coralloïde. ] Having the form of coral; branching like coral. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. resembling coral; coralloid. Sir T. browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; it is widely distributed in temperate regions.
‖n. [ L. ] (Zool.) The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (geol.) Same as Corallian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a European bittercress (Dentaria bulbifera) having a knotted white rootstock.
n. an East Indian tree (Adenanthera pavonina) with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental.
n. (Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Hydra, and Coral. ] (Zool.) A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and resemble those of other hydroids. See Millepora. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A madrepore . [ PJC ]
prop. n. An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Tetra-, and Corallum. ] (Paleon.) Same as Rugosa. [ 1913 Webster ]