corallite

noun

cor·​al·​lite

ˈkȯrəˌlīt

plural -s

: the skeleton of a single coral polyp consisting of a septate investing wall or theca and an underlying basal plate and being imbedded in the general structure of the corallum

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary corall- + -ite

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