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4 words match “CORALLOID”

CORALLOID a.
Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
CORALLOIDAL a.
resembling coral; coralloid. Sir T. browne.
CORAL n.
having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under Coralloid. -- Coral snake. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake (Elaps corallinus), coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake (Tortrix scytale). -- Coral tree (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous…
FLOS-FERRI n.
A variety of aragonite, occuring in delicate white coralloidal forms; -- common in beds of iron ore.