Scler″o‐base (? or?), n. [Gr. σκληρόσ hard + βάσισ base.] (Zoöl.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; — called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Cœnenchyma. — Scler′o‐ba″sic (#), a.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.