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Definition of Corallum
1. n. The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral.
Definition of Corallum
1. the skeleton of a coral colony [n CORALLA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corallum
Literary usage of Corallum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"corallum of lobate form. Keyser, W. Va. 3. corallum of clavate form. Near Seymour,
W. Va. 4. ... corallum possessing very small cells. Cash Valley. ..."
2. The coral Siderastrea radians and its postlarval development by J[ames] E[dwin] Duerden (1904)
"corallum. Freshly macerated coralla are generally white or yellowish in color
... On breaking a green corallum across the coloration is found to extend some ..."
3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1895)
"... in the Niagara shales of Waldron, Indiana. The varietal différences in these
two forms are considerable. In the American species the corallum is small, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"It is very difficult to entertain any doubt but that the corallum of the ...
Thus, in both groups alike the corallum may be simple or compound ; iu both ..."
5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"corallum composite, with a highly developed spongy or cellulose, ... corallum
composite, or simple, circumscribed by im perforated walls, ..."
6. Quarterly Journal by Geological Society of London (1864)
"Caryophyllia affini»; front view of corallum, two-thirds the natural size. 2.
... front view of corallum, natural size; b, section at right angles to the ..."
7. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1903)
"... natural size; 6, corallum of cuneiform example, natural size: c, calice of the
... corallum magnified 4 diam. : ft, calice of same, magnified 4 diam. ..."
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