heliopora
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The walls of the old seashell museum are covered with helioporacalcite, the fossilized skeletons of Heliopora sponges.
Definition:A white, usually translucent, or violet or blue, rock which is a form of aragonite or calcite and is the skeleton of the genus Heliopora.
From helioporacalcite
Example:Marine ecologists study heliopora sponges to understand the dynamics of reef ecosystems along tropical coastlines.
Definition:The study of the interactions between marine organisms and the environment.
From marine ecology
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