tu·bip·o·ra \t(y)üˈbipərə\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tubi- + -pora : a genus (the type of the family Tubiporidae of the order Alcyonacea) of corals comprising the organ-pipe corals • tu·bi·pore\ˈt(y)übəˌpō(ə)r\adjective or noun