stony coral
noun
a true coral consisting of numerous anthozoan polyps embedded in the calcareous material that they secrete.
Origin of stony coral
First recorded in 1610–20
Words nearby stony coral
stonk,
stonker,
stonkered,
stony,
stony brook,
stony coral,
stony meteorite,
stony pit,
stony point,
stony-broke,
stony-faced
British Dictionary definitions for stony coral
stony coral
noun
any coral of the order Madreporaria, having a calcareous skeleton, aggregations of which form reefs and islands