sclerobase Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scler"o*base noun

Etymology

Gr. hard + base.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma. -- Scler`o*ba"sic a.