Sclerobase
Pronunciation : Scler"o*base ( or )
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913