(亦作 coralline alga 或 coralline seaweed)a branching reddish seaweed with a calcareous jointed stem 珊瑚藻
Family Corallinaceae, division Rhodophyta, in particular Corallina officinalis, which is common in the coasts of the North Atlantic 珊瑚藻科,红藻门,尤指北大西洋常见的珊瑚藻 ■(in general use) a sedentary colonial marine animal, especially a bryozoan (泛指)固着生活的群居海洋动物,尤指苔藓虫
adjective
(chiefly Geology)derived or formed from coral (主地质)珊瑚的;珊瑚虫的 the islands were volcanic rather than coralline in origin. 这些岛屿起源于火山而非珊瑚礁。 ■of the pinkish-red colour of precious red coral 珊瑚红的 ■resembling coral 珊瑚状的;珊瑚色的 coralline sponges. 珊瑚状海绵。
语源
mid 16th cent.: the noun from Italian corallina, diminutive of corallo 'coral', the adjective (mid 17th cent.) from French corallin or late Latin corallinus, both based on Latin corallum 'coral'