Madrepore Definition
mădrə-pôr
noun
Any of various hard corals of the genus Madrepora or of the order Scleractinia (formerly Madreporaria).
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Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- madriporian coral
- stony coral
Other Word Forms of Madrepore
Noun
Singular:
madrepore
Plural:
madreporesOrigin of Madrepore
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Italian madrepora madre mother (from Latin māter mātr- māter- in Indo-European roots) -pora (alteration of poro tufa, pore) (from Late Latin porus passageway pore2) (or from Latin pōrus calcareous stone, stalactite) (from Greek pōros)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre (“mother"), from Latin mater + poro (“pore"), from Latin porus
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