| Coral |
n. |
The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. |
| Coral |
n. |
The ovaries of a cooked lobster;
so called from their color. |
| Coral |
n. |
A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. |
| Coral fish |
|
Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chaetodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals. |
| Coral-rag |
n. |
Same as Corallian. |
| Coraled |
a. |
Having coral; covered with coral. |
| Corallaceous |
a. |
Like coral, or partaking of its qualities. |
| Corallian |
n. |
A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oolite;
called also coral-rag. |
| Coralliferous |
a. |
Containing or producing coral. |
| Coralliform |
a. |
resembling coral in form. |
| Coralligena |
n. pl. |
Same as Anthozoa. |
| Coralligenous |
a. |
producing coral; coralligerous; coralliferous. |
| Coralligerous |
a. |
Producing coral; coralliferous. |
| Corallin |
n. |
A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under Rosolic. |
| Coralline |
a. |
Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone. |
| Coralline |
n. |
A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches. |
| Coralline |
n. |
Formerly any slender coral-like animal;
sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals. |
| Corallinite |
n. |
A fossil coralline. |
| Corallite |
n. |
A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. |
| Corallite |
n. |
One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. |
| Coralloid |
a. |
Having the form of coral; branching like coral. |
| Coralloidal |
a. |
resembling coral; coralloid. |
| Corallum |
n. |
The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral. |
| Coralwort |
n. |
A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria;
called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root. |
