Definition of: madrepore

(mad′rə·pôr, -pōr) noun
1. A branched reef coral (family Acroporidae); also, any perforate stone coral.
2. The animal which produces madrepore coral.
3. Limestone consisting of fossil madrepores. Also mad′re·po′ra (-pôr′ə, -pō′rə). [<F <Ital. madrepora, lit., mother stone <madre mother (<L mater) + poro,? calcareous stone <L porus <Gk. pōros]
—mad′re·por′ic (-pôr′·ik, -por′ik) adjective