sclerobase

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noun

The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.

OriginAncient Greek σκληρός →
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Meanings

nounsclerobase (plural sclerobases)

plural sclerobases

  1. obsoletebiologyThe calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκληρός“hard”
  2. Englishsclerobase

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + βᾰ́σις (bắsis, “stepping, step”).

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sclerobase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerobase

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