'Coralline' definitions:
Definition of 'Coralline'
From: GCIDE
- Coralline \Cor"al*line\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.] Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Coralline'
From: GCIDE
- Coralline \Cor"al*line\, n. [Cf. F. coralline.]
- 1. (Bot.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals. [1913 Webster]