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sclerobase

sclerobase noun: the calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.

Noun

sclerobase (plural sclerobases)

  1. (obsolete) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.

Forms of sclerobase

pluralsclerobases

Origin of sclerobase

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + βᾰ́σις (bắsis, “stepping, step”).

Questions about sclerobase

What does sclerobase mean?
Sclerobase means the calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.
What part of speech is sclerobase?
Sclerobase is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerobase?
The plural of sclerobase is sclerobases.

Words near sclerobase in the dictionary

  1. scleritomes
  2. sclero-
  3. scleroatrophic
  4. scleroatrophies
  5. scleroatrophy
  6. sclerobase
  7. sclerobases
  8. sclerobasic
  9. sclerobiont
  10. sclerobionts
  11. sclerobiotic

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