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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
coralloid en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
English coral
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Proto-Hellenic *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English coralloid
From coral + -oid.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the shape or form of coral.
Deriveds
precoralloid · heterocoralloid
Synonyms
coralloidal
coralloid en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English coral
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Proto-Hellenic *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English coralloid
From coral + -oid.
Meanings
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A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves.
Forms
Hypernyms
speleothem
Synonyms
cave popcorn