Acropore

/ˈækroʊpɔr/ noun

A small pore or opening at the tip or extremity of a coral branch where the coral polyp extends.

From Greek akron (tip, extremity) + poros (pore, passage), a botanical/zoological term describing microscopic structures on coral.

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