Associations to the word «Madrepore»

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Wiktionary

MADREPORE, noun. A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the larger group Madreporaria.
MADREPORE, noun. (archaic) Any stony coral.

Dictionary definition

MADREPORE, noun. Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats