coralline

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

/ ˈkɔr ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, ˈkɒr- /

adjective

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

corallike.

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

noun

any red algae impregnated with lime.

any of various corallike animals or calcareous algae.

Nearby words

coral tree, coral trout, coral vine, coralberry, coralliferous, coralline, corallite, coralloid, coralroot, coram judice, coram nobis

Origin of coralline

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

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Examples from the Web for coralline

As a spectacle it was beautiful, and the shore became a museum of coralline curiosities.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude
It is an organic product, the growth of a whole people the coralline structure builded by a nation.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible|R. Heber Newton
Both formations are of moderate thickness; the red crag rarely exceeding 40, and the coralline seldom amounting to 20, feet.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
Many absurd and fanciful speculations about coralline formation were current in his day, and have often been repeated since.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders|Ernest Scott

Potassa turns rosolic acid and coralline from an orange-red to a bright red, while it produces no change in eosine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various

British Dictionary definitions for coralline

coralline

/ (ˈkɒrəˌlaɪn) /

adjective

Also: coralloid of, relating to, or resembling coral

of the colour of coral

noun

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

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

Word Origin for coralline

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

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