The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stony coral
Stony \Ston"y\, a. [Compar. Stonier; superl. Stoniest.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See Stone.]
Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust.
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Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
The stony dart of senseless cold.
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Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze.
Stony coral. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone.
WordNet
stony coral
n. corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands [syn: madrepore, madriporian coral]