coral wood

The wood of an unidentified American shrub which, yellow at first, is ultimately of coral red color. It is susceptible of a fine polish. coral-zone, s. Zool.: A sea-zone in which corals abound. Deep - sea coral - zone : Zool .: A zone from 50-100 fathoms deep, the fourth and last zone from the shore recognized by MM. Audouin and Milne-Edwards, M. Sars, and Prof. E. Forbes. The largest corals, such as Oculina and Primnoa, occcur in it. The shells, Crania, Dentalium, ., are mostly small and destitute of bright colors, but some of the genera are geologically antique. Of vegetables, the Nullipore is abundant. (S. P. Woodward : Mollusca .) [CORALLINE ZONE.] Cor-al-îne, s. A trade-mark name applied to small bundles of woody fiber (said to be obtained from the Mexican aloe or Maguey plant) used for stiffening and retaining in shape ladies' corsets, bodices, etc. It has to a large extent superseded whalebone, rattan, steel splints, ., for such pur poses. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f IMG:content-0929.png:[blocks in formation] *cor-alled, a . [Eng. coral ; -ed.] Furnished or covered with coral. cor-al-lět, s. [Dimin. of Eng. coral.] Zool .: The coralline of a single polype in a compound ma .