Cŏr'al-lōid or Cŏr'al-lōid'al1, a.
a. [Fr. coralloïde, from Lat. corallum, and Gr. εἶδος, form.] Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
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Coralloid
Cŏr'al-loid2, n.
n. 1. A species of minute corals called Escara. [Obs.] ☞ The term was also sometimes applied to the Gorgonias. 2. (Geol.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite; — called also coral-rag.