coralliferous etymology

English word coralliferous comes from English -iferous, English coral

Detailed word origin of coralliferous

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-iferous English (eng)
coral English (eng) Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.. Made of coral. (countable) A colony of marine polyps.. (countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.. (historical) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.. (uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.. The ovaries of a [...]
coralliferous English (eng) Producing coral.

Words with the same origin as coralliferous

Descendants of -iferous
coloriferous crystalliferous fossiliferous galeniferous gasiferous guaniferous gummiferous insectiferous lamelliferous mammaliferous manniferous muriatiferous nectariferous nitrogeniferous ocelliferous ozoniferous papuliferous phosphoriferous polleniferous pyritiferous siliciferous stoloniferous sulphuriferous uriniferous
Descendants of coral
Coral Coral Islander