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mad·re·pore
\ˈmadrəˌpō(ə)r\ noun
Etymology: French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre mother (from Latin mater) + -pora (from poro pore, from Latin porus) — more at mother, pore
: any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms and that include the staghorn corals, the brain corals, and the mushroom corals |