coralline
coralline
Definition
cor·al·line (kôr′ə līn′, -lin)
noun
- any animal related to or resembling the corals
- any of a family (Corallinaceae) of red algae that produce limestone
Etymology: ModL corallina < the adj.
adjective
- consisting of coral or corallines
- resembling coral, esp. in color
Etymology: LL corallinus, coral-red
coralline
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- algae: It is mainly composed of the tests of coralline algae indicating deposition in a shallow gulf environment.
- limestone: Small areas of the lower coralline limestone are exposed at the base of the cliffs.
- beach: By boat to the coralline beach of Cerro Brujo, with its many sea and shorebirds.
- growth: We came to flat places overgrown with fleshy red things, monstrous coralline growths; as we pushed against them they snapped and broke.
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