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Webster 1913 Edition
Coralline
Cor′al-line
(? or ?)
, Adj.
[Cf. L.
corallinus
coralred.] Composed of corallines;
as,
. coralline
limestoneCor′al-line
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
coralline
.] 1.
(Bot.)
A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches.
2.
(Zool.)
Formerly any slender coral-like animal; – sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coralline
CORALLINE
,Adj.
CORALLINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
coralline
coralline
English
Adjective
coralline (comparative more coralline, superlative most coralline)
- Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the material coral.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 4,
- The pigeon rocked itself backwards and forwards on the bough, swelling out its breast feathers and laying its coralline beak upon them.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 4,
- Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.
Synonyms
Translations
of red algae
Noun
coralline (plural corallines)
- Any calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
- An animal that resembles such a coral.