corallet

corallet
Corallite Cor"al*lite, n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also {corallet}.] [1913 Webster]


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  • Corallite — Cor al*lite, n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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