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coralloidal

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cor⋅al⋅loid

[kawr-uh-loid, kor-]
–adjective
having the form or appearance of coral.
Also, cor⋅al⋅loi⋅dal.


Origin:
1595–1605; < L corāll(ium) coral + -oid
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cor·al·loid   (kôr'ə-loid', kŏr'-)   
adj.  Resembling coral in appearance or form.

[Latin corallium, coral; see coral + -oid.]
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