corallum

UK
/kəˈræl.əm/
US
/kəˈræl.əm/
corallumnoun
UK
/kəˈræl.əm/
US
/kəˈræl.əm/
Chiefly technical/scientific usage; plural coralla.
Definizioni
The hard calcareous skeleton or skeletal cup of a coral polyp or colony.
The corallum of the fossil coral was beautifully preserved in limestone.
Sinonimi
coral skeleton
calcareous skeleton
skeletal coral
stony coral
coral structure
coral head
coral mass