coralline

[ kawr-uh-lin, -lahyn, kor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

coralline

/ ˈkɒrəˌlaɪn /

any of various red algae impregnated with calcium carbonate, esp any of the genus Corallina
any of various animals that resemble coral, such as certain sponges

First recorded in 1535–45, coralline is from the Late Latin word corallīnus coral red. See coral, -ine ¹

C16: from Late Latin corallīnus coral red, from Latin corāllium coral

The lower and more coralline the island, the blacker the islanders; the more elevated and volcanic, the lighter.

Where the white "Coralline" Crag occurs, the pebble bed lies below it.

They are composed of coralline limestone, nowhere exceeding 200 feet above the sea, and are well wooded and tolerably fertile.

Those of the third class are the low coralline islands, usually having lagoons of water in their midst.

Thus are commenced those coralline islets of which you have seen so many in these seas.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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