['k?r?l??n]
¦ adjective
1. Geology derived or formed from coral.
2. resembling coral in colour or form.
¦ noun a branching reddish seaweed with a calcareous jointed stem. [Corallina officinalis and other species.]
Origin
C16: the adjective from Fr. corallin or late L. corallinus, the noun from Ital. corallina, dimin. of corallo 'coral', both based on L. corallum 'coral'.