brain coral
noun
any of several reef-building corals of the genus Meandrina, having a highly convoluted and furrowed surface.
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Origin of brain coral
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby brain coral
brain candy, braincase, brain cell, brainchild, brain concussion, brain coral, brain damage, braindead, brain death, brain drain, Braine
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Example sentences from the Web for brain coral
This species is commonly known as brain-coral or brain-stone.
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British Dictionary definitions for brain coral
brain coral
noun
a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
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