English
madreporiform
From madrepore + -iform.
A compound of madrepore + -iform
Latin porus
Latin mater ‘mother’
Italian madre ‘mother’
Italian madrepora
French madrépore ‘a coral of the genus Madrepora or of the…’
English madrepore
Today it means
adj Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / madreporiform