Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corallum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coral-lum
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skeleton of a coral. It can be calcareous or horny, simple or compound.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I am fortunate enough to possess fine specimens of some three or four varieties of living, working coral "polyps," for such is the name by which the coral-builder is designated. These specimens are kept in pure sea-water, and I have studied their habits very carefully for years; they seem to be in perfect health, full of activity, and generally industrious, although I can hardly observe that they have added to their corallum during this period."

Etymology

From Latin [Term?]. Doublet of coral.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

corallums (plural) coralla (plural)

Questions

What does corallum mean?: The skeleton of a coral. It can be calcareous or horny, simple or compound.
Where does corallum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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