organ-pipe coral

noun

an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.

Origin of organ-pipe coral

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First recorded in 1825–35

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How to use organ-pipe coral in a sentence

Tubipora, the organ-pipe coral, has green polyps emanating from its red tubes.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
Because of the appearance of the skeleton certain corals have received common names, as the organ-pipe coral, brain coral, etc.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. Kellogg

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