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From the genus name Heliopora, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + πόρος (póros, “filament; pore”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A coral of the genus Heliopora, the sun coral or blue coral. Full definition →
From the genus name Heliopora, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + πόρος (póros, “filament; pore”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.