coralline
/ˈkɔrəlaɪn/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling coral, especially in color or structure.
- She admired the coralline branches of the underwater reef.
- The artist used a coralline shade of pink for the sunset.
- The coralline algae formed a pink crust on the ocean rocks.
noun
- A type of red algae that secretes a hard, calcareous skeleton, often found in coral reefs.
- Corallines help build and stabilize coral reefs.
- Divers collected samples of coralline for the marine biology lab.
- The aquarium tank was decorated with live coralline.