Coral :: Coral (n.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa..

Coral :: Coral (n.) The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.

Coral :: Coral (n.) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything..

Coral Fish :: Coral fish () Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chaetodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals..

Coral-rag :: Coral-rag (n.) Same as Corallian.

Coraled :: Coraled (a.) Having coral; covered with coral.

Corallaceous :: Corallaceous (a.) Like coral, or partaking of its qualities..

Corallian :: Corallian (n.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oolite; -- called also coral-rag.

Coralliferous :: Coralliferous (a.) Containing or producing coral.

Coralliform :: Coralliform (a.) resembling coral in form.

Coralligena :: Coralligena (n. pl.) Same as Anthozoa.

Coralligenous :: Coralligenous (a.) producing coral; coralligerous; coralliferous.

Coralligerous :: Coralligerous (a.) Producing coral; coralliferous.

Corallin :: Corallin (n.) A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under Rosolic..

Coralline :: Coralline (a.) Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone..

Coralline :: Coralline (n.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches..

Coralline :: Coralline (n.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.

Corallinite :: Corallinite (n.) A fossil coralline.

Corallite :: Corallite (n.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral..

Corallite :: Corallite (n.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal.

Coralloid :: Coralloid (a.) Having the form of coral; branching like coral.

Coralloidal :: Coralloidal (a.) resembling coral; coralloid.

Corallum :: Corallum (n.) The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral..

Coralwort :: Coralwort (n.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root..

Hydrocorallia :: Hydrocorallia (n. pl.) 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..

Stag-horn Coral :: Staggerwort (n.) A kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea).

Tetracoralla :: Tetracoralla (n. pl.) Same as Rugosa.

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