/kawr"euh lin, -luyn', kor"-/ , adj.
1. composed of coral or having the structure of coral: coralline limestone.
2. corallike.
3. coral-colored; reddish-yellow; light yellowish-red; pinkish-yellow.
n.
4. any red algae impregnated with lime.
5. any of various corallike animals or calcareous algae.
[ 1535-45; corallinus coral red. See CORAL, -INE 1 ]