Dictionary entry

Madrepora

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Mad′re‐po″ra (măd′rē̍‐pō″rȧ), n. [NL. See Madrepore.] (Zoöl.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched. — Mad′re‐po″ral (#), a.