Coralline Definition

kôrə-lĭn, -līn, kŏr-
adjective
Consisting of coral or corallines.
Webster's New World
Resembling coral, esp. in color.
Webster's New World

Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.

Wiktionary
noun
Any of a family (Corallinaceae) of red algae that produce limestone.
Webster's New World
Any animal related to or resembling the corals.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coralline

Noun

Singular:
coralline
Plural:
corallines

Origin of Coralline

  • From French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probably of Semitic origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • French corallin from Late Latin corallīnus from Latin corallium coral coral

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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