: also corˈalliˌform (kɔrˈələˌfɔm) or ˌcoralˈloidal
coralloid in American English
(ˈkɔrəˌlɔid, ˈkɑr-)
adjective
having the form or appearance of coral
Also: coralloidal
Word origin
[1595–1605; ‹ L corāll(ium) coral + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, domain, option, posture, toss-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, anthropoid, lithoid, ovoid, planetoid
Examples of 'coralloid' in a sentence
coralloid
The speleothems are of two types: cylindrical (coralloid, popcorn-like), and flowstone (thin crusts).
Therese Sallstedt, Magnus Ivarsson, Johannes Lundberg, Rabbe Sjöberg, Juan Ramón VidalRomaní 2014, 'Speleothem and biofilm formation in a granite/dolerite cave, Northern Sweden', International Journal of Speleologyhttp://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol43/iss3/7/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Apart from simple nodules, dichotomously branched and coralloid nodules were also observed.
Mohammad Athar, A. Mahmood 2001, 'A Structural and Histochemical Study of Actinorhizal Nodules of Casuarina equisetifoliaLinn.', Taiwaniahttp://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=280. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)