coralliform

[Lat. corallum coral, and form a form, appearance.] Bot.: Resembling coral in form; branching and forked. cor-al-lig-en-a, s . pl . [Gr. kor all i on =coral, and gennaō to beget, to engender, the causal of gig noma i to come into being.] Zool .: An order of Actinozoa. ( Huxley .) It contains the coral-forming Polypes. cor-al-lig-en-ous, a . [Mod. Lat. cor all i gena (q. v.), and Eng. suff. -ous .. Zool .: Producing a coralline. ( Nicholson .) Coralligenous Zoophytes: Zool .: An English name for the Mad rep oraria (q. v.).