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Webster 1913 Edition


Porite

Po′rite

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
porite
. See
Pore
,
Noun.
]
(Zool.)
Any coral of the genus Porites, or family
Poritidæ
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Porite

PO'RITE

,
Noun.
plu.
porites. A petrified madrepore.

Definition 2024


porite

porite

English

Noun

porite (plural porites)

  1. (zoology) Any coral of the genus Porites or family Poritidae.