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Coralloid vs Corallite - What's the difference?

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Coralloid is a related term of corallite.


As nouns the difference between coralloid and corallite

is that coralloid is a small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves while corallite is (coral science) the hard outer cup of a coral polyp.

As an adjective coralloid

is having the shape or form of coral.

coralloid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having the shape or form of coral.

    • Synonyms

    * coralloidal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves.

    • Synonyms

    * cave popcorn

    Hypernyms

    * speleothem

    corallite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (coral science) The hard outer cup of a coral polyp

    • Related terms

    *coralloid *coralline *corallitic marble