coralline
coralline · corallines
Any calcareous species of red algae of the family CorallinaceaeAny calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
Meaning
2 sensesAny calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
An animal that resembles such a coral.
Origin
From French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probablyFrom French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probably of Semitic origin. The taxonomic sense is a semantic loan from translingual Corallina and related terms. By surface analysis, coral + -ine.
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Forms
plural: corallines| Singular | coralline |
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See also
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