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Tubipora :: Tubipora (n.) A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral (called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates. These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses. They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans..

Atoll :: Atoll (n.) A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island..

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

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

Multicostate :: Multicostate (a.) Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals..

Erythrina :: Erythrina (n.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.

Chaetetes :: Chaetetes (n.) A genus of fossil corals, common in the lower Silurian limestones..

Proliferous :: Proliferous (a.) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals.

Anthozoa :: Anthozoa (n. pl.) The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria..

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

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

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

Foliaceous :: Foliaceous (a.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral..

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

Actinaria :: Actinaria (n. pl.) A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not..

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

Polypite :: Polypite (n.) A fossil coral.

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

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

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

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