Corallum

Quick meaning: Corallum is a noun meaning (obsolete, zoology) The skeleton of a coral. It can be calcareous or horny, simple or compound.

Meaning

(obsolete, zoology) The skeleton of a coral. It can be calcareous or horny, simple or compound.

Example Sentences

I am fortunate enough to possess fine specimens of some three or four varieties of living, working coral "polyps," for such is the name by which the coral-builder is designated. These specimens are kept in pure sea-water, and I have studied their habits very carefully for years; they seem to be in perfect health, full of activity, and generally industrious, although I can hardly observe that they have added to their corallum during this period.

Word Forms

• corallums
• coralla

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sclerodermic, corallite, hydrocoral, keratophyte, septum, sclerobase.

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