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Definitions for coralline
ˈkɔr ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, ˈkɒr-coralline
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Wiktionary
corallinenoun
Any calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
corallinenoun
An animal that resembles such a coral.
corallineadjective
Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
corallineadjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the material coral.
corallineadjective
Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.
Etymology: From corallin, from corallinus, from corallium, via Greek probably of Semitic origin.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Corallineadjective
Consisting of coral; approaching to coral.
Etymology: corallinus, Latin.
At such time as the sea is agitated, it takes up into itself terrestrial matter of all kinds, and in particular the coralline matter, letting it fall again, as it becomes more quiet and calm. John Woodward, on Fossils.
Corallinenoun
Coralline is a sea-plant used in medicine; but much inferiour to the coral in hardness. It is naturally very ramose or branched, and forms a bunch of filaments two or three inches long, and each of them of the thickness of a small pack-thread, and jointed. They are sometimes greenish, sometimes yellowish, often redish, and frequently white. Hill.
Etymology: from the adjective.
In Falmouth there is a sort of sand, or rather coralline, that lies under the owse, which they are forced to remove before they can come to the bed of sand. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Webster Dictionary
Corallineadjective
composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone
Corallinenoun
a submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches
Corallinenoun
formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals
Etymology: [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.]
Entomology
Coralline
a pale pinkish red [salmon].
Anagrams for coralline »
allocrine
collinear
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of coralline in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of coralline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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