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

Calicle :: Calicle (n.) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a polyp. (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain hydroids. See Campanularian..

Sclerodermata :: Sclerodermata (n. pl.) The stony corals; the Madreporaria.

Madreporiform :: Madreporiform (a.) Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.

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

Keratophyte :: Keratophyte (n.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

Paeonine :: Paeonine (n.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline..

Sclerobase :: Sclerobase (n.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma..

Paliform :: Paliform (a.) Resembling a palus; as, the paliform lobes of the septa in corals..

Corneocalcareous :: Corneocalcareous (a.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals..

Toothwort :: Toothwort (n.) A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort..

Exotheca :: Exotheca (n.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa..

Fungite :: Fungite (n.) A fossil coral resembling Fungia.

Oculinacea :: Oculinacea (n.pl.) A suborder of corals including many reef-building species, having round, starlike calicles..

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

Sclerenchyma :: Sclerenchyma (n.) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of Anthozoa, constituting the stony corals..

Cellepore :: Cellepore (n.) A genus of delicate branching corals, made up of minute cells, belonging to the Bryozoa..

Costa :: Costa (n.) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.

Columella :: Columella (n.) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.

Lagoon :: Lagoon (n.) A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll..

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