coralligenous,a.|kɒrəˈlɪdʒɪnəs| [f. as prec. + -genous taken (erroneously) in the sense of ‘producing’.] Coral-producing. 1813Chron. in Ann.Reg. 1812, 497 These coralligenous polypi are only a few lines in length.1872Nicholson Palæont. 28 The coralligenous Zoophytes or ‘corals’.