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coralline
/ ˈkɒrəˌlaɪn /
adjective
- Alsocoralloid 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coralline1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coralline1
C16: from Late Latin corallīnus coral red, from Latin corāllium coral
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Example Sentences
The lower and more coralline the island, the blacker the islanders; the more elevated and volcanic, the lighter.
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Where the white "Coralline" Crag occurs, the pebble bed lies below it.
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They are composed of coralline limestone, nowhere exceeding 200 feet above the sea, and are well wooded and tolerably fertile.
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Those of the third class are the low coralline islands, usually having lagoons of water in their midst.
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Thus are commenced those coralline islets of which you have seen so many in these seas.
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