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any of several reef-building corals of the genus Meandrina, having a highly convoluted and furrowed surface.[1700-10]
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Brain coral — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brain coral — Brain Brain (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[ a]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre gma, brechmo s, the upper part of head, if [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brain coral — n. a massive stony coral (genus Diploria or Meandrina) resembling the surface of a mammalian brain: see CORAL … English World dictionary
Brain coral — Taxobox name = Brain coral image width = 240px image caption = Grooved brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformis regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Anthozoa subclassis = Hexacorallia ordo = Scleractinia familia = Faviidae familia… … Wikipedia
brain coral — brain′ cor al n. ivt any reef building coral of the genera Meandrina and Diploria, having a highly convoluted surface • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
brain coral — noun any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain … Wiktionary
brain coral — noun a compact coral with a convoluted surface resembling that of the brain. [Diploria and other genera.] … English new terms dictionary
brain coral — noun massive reef building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface • Hypernyms: ↑stony coral, ↑madrepore, ↑madriporian coral • Member Holonyms: ↑Maeandra, ↑genus Maeandra … Useful english dictionary
brain coral — noun Date: circa 1711 a massive reef building coral (as genus Diploria) having the surface covered by ridges and furrows … New Collegiate Dictionary
Open brain coral — Green open brain coral Scientific classification … Wikipedia
