coralline

[ kawr-uh-lin, -lahyn, kor- ]

adjective
  1. composed of coral or having the structure of coral: coralline limestone.

  1. coral-colored; reddish-yellow; light yellowish-red; pinkish-yellow.

noun
  1. any red algae impregnated with lime.

  2. any of various corallike animals or calcareous algae.

Origin of coralline

1
First recorded in 1535–45, coralline is from the Late Latin word corallīnus coral red. See coral, -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for coralline

coralline

/ (ˈkɒrəˌlaɪn) /


adjective
  1. Also: coralloid of, relating to, or resembling coral

  2. of the colour of coral

noun
  1. any of various red algae impregnated with calcium carbonate, esp any of the genus Corallina

  2. any of various animals that resemble coral, such as certain sponges

Origin of coralline

1
C16: from Late Latin corallīnus coral red, from Latin corāllium coral

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