[cor.al.line] n (1543) 1: a coralline red alga
2: a bryozoan or hydroid that resembles a coral
[2]coralline adj [MF, fr. fem. of corallin coral-like, fr. LL corallinus, fr. L corallium] (ca. 1633) 1: of, relating to, or resembling coral
2: of, relating to, or being any of a family (Corallinaceae) of calcareous red algae