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coralloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coral-loid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the shape or form of coral.

noun

A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves.

Etymology

Etymology tree English coral Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English coralloid From coral + -oid.

Inflected Forms

coralloids (plural)

Derived Forms

heterocoralloid precoralloid

Synonyms

coralloidal cave popcorn

Questions

What does coralloid mean?
Having the shape or form of coral.
Where does coralloid come from?
Etymology tree English coral Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English coralloid From coral + -oid.

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