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coralloid

coralloid adjective: having the shape or form of coral.

Adjective

coralloid (not comparable)

  1. Having the shape or form of coral.
    Synonyms:
    coralloidal

Noun

coralloid (plural coralloids)

  1. A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves.
    Synonyms:
    cave popcorn

Synonyms of coralloid

Forms of coralloid

pluralcoralloids

Origin of coralloid

From coral + -oid.

Words formed from coralloid

Questions about coralloid

What does coralloid mean?
Coralloid means having the shape or form of coral.
What part of speech is coralloid?
Coralloid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near coralloid in the dictionary

  1. corallivorous
  2. corallivory
  3. Corallo
  4. corallochytrean
  5. corallochytreans
  6. coralloid
  7. coralloidal
  8. coralloids
  9. corallopyronin
  10. corallopyronins
  11. Corallos

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