'Stony coral' definitions:

Definition of 'stony coral'

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noun
Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands [syn: stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral]

Definition of 'Stony coral'

From: GCIDE
  • Stony \Ston"y\, a. [Compar. Stonier; superl. Stoniest.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See Stone.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. [1913 Webster]
  • The stony dart of senseless cold. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze. [1913 Webster]
  • Stony coral. (Zool.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone. [1913 Webster]