madrepore

Any of various hard corals of the genus Madrepora or of the order Scleractinia (formerly Madreporaria).

An animal, or a coral, of the genus Madrepora or family Madreporidœ; the polypite or the polypidom of a perforate madreporarian: a name loosely extended to any stone-coral with madre poriform cavities or openings.

Any coral of the genus Madrepora, a group of corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.

A coral of the order Madreporaria

Any stony coral.

corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands