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cor·al·loid

 (kôr′ə-loid′, kŏr′-) also cor·al·loid·al (-loid′l)
adj.
Resembling coral in appearance or form.
[Latin corallium, coral; see coral + -oid.]
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coralloid

(ˈkɒrəlɔɪd) or

coralloidal

adj
(Zoology) of or resembling coral
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