staghorn
Noun
Meaning
(uncountable) The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
(countable) A staghorn coral.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgPhrases with the word
Examples
In the case where the kidney stones block all routes to the renal papillae, this can cause severe discomfort. 4. The complete staghorn stone forms and retention occurs.
Struvite stones can grow rapidly, forming large calyceal staghorn calculi that can require invasive surgery such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy or even anatrophic nephrolithotomy for definitive treatment.
You can see where there might have been sea grass in one area and how there was a lot of staghorn coral on the reef itself.
In the Gulf of Mexico, where sea temperatures are rising, cold-sensitive staghorn and elkhorn coral have shifted in location.
The massive inter-braiding network of the elkhorn and staghorn corals that I so fondly recalled were practically missing, only a few small recruits within the vast debris of its previous self.