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coralline definition

cor·al·line (kôr′ə līn′, -lin)

noun

  1. any animal related to or resembling the corals
  2. any of a family (Corallinaceae) of red algae that produce limestone

Etymology: ModL corallina < the adj.

adjective

  1. consisting of coral or corallines
  2. resembling coral, esp. in color

Etymology: LL corallinus, coral-red

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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