corallite

noun

cor·al·lite | \ˈkȯrəˌlīt\

plural -s

Definition of corallite

: the skeleton of a single coral polyp consisting of a septate investing wall or theca and an underlying basal plate and being imbedded in the general structure of the corallum

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