The Collaborative International Dictionary
Madrepora
Madrepora \Mad`re*po"ra\ (m[a^]d`r[-e]*p[=o]"r[.a]), n. [NL. See Madrepore.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.