coral
- noun
- /ˈkɔrəl/
- All around us, the purple-veined blood coral grew in spreading stalks.
- coral reef
- reef-building corals
- precious coral
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Watch on YouTubeSome forms of sea coral look like brains or brains look like them.
- Some forms of sea coral look like brains or brains look like them.
- And every year we found new species, whether it be deep coral or new types of fish.
- So the ice sheets are melting quickly, the seas are rising, the coral is keeping up.
- And what ends up happening is they're smothering both new and old coral and the coral die.
Examples
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Atolls are built on foundations of coral.
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When he had gone, I glanced into my aquarium at the coral and sighed.
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I found the coral you wanted.
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Cut my leg on a piece of coral.
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And we pair them with restoration projects with coral farming on land and on in the sea.
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It will take thousands of years for this coral to grow back.
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If this continues, the coral and much of the ocean's life will vanish.
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You'll just be suspended, floating, looking down on the fish and the coral.
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And there's some people who are breeding heat resistant coral and planting it.
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I bought a beautiful necklace made of coral for my grandmother's birthday.
Synonyms
A hard red or pink piece from a sea animal used for jewelry
A sea animal that makes a hard skeleton and builds reefs
A hard red or pink stony skeleton from Mediterranean sea animals used for jewelry
A red or pink coral from the Mediterranean Sea used for jewelry
A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor
Compounds
- Specialized
A coral with branches like deer antlers that builds shallow reefs in warm seas
A sea battle in May 1942 fought only by planes from aircraft carriers that stops a Japanese advance
- Specialized
A sea animal with hard tree-like branches that lives in warm water
The first naval battle in history fought only by planes from aircraft carriers between Japan and Allied forces
- Specialized
A small tree or bush with three-part leaves and bright red flowers grown for decoration
- Specialized
A venomous banded snake from the southeastern United States and parts of Central America
A hard red or pink stony skeleton from Mediterranean sea animals used for jewelry
A climbing evergreen vine with coral-red tubular flowers often grown in gardens
A mushroom-like organism with branching stems that looks like coral and is often bright in color
- Specialized
A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor
A snake with venom and red, yellow, black bands that lives in southwest US and Central America
- US
A shrub or small tree with divided leaves, blue flower spikes and red seeds, some poisonous to farm animals
- Specialized
A wildflower without leaves that gets food from fungi and grows from a hard mass of roots underground
- Indian
A tree from East India with small yellow-white flowers grown for decoration in gardens
A small European plant like cress with knotted white roots that grows in damp places
- Specialized
A small North American orchid with yellowish-brown flowers marked by dark veins, found from Arizona to the eastern United States
- Specialized
A North American orchid with pale yellow or green stems and almost no leaves
- South African
A small snake that lives in trees in southern Africa with black and orange bands
- Indian
A venomous snake with bright red, yellow, and black bands that lives in Asia
- Australian
A small venomous Australian snake with bright red, black and white rings that is usually harmless to people
- Specialized
A sea animal with a hard, white skeleton that builds reefs and islands
- Australian
A small to medium thorny tree with thick bunches of bright red flowers and black seeds
A brightly colored venomous snake from the Americas with red, black and yellow or white bands
- Australian
A venomous snake from Asia, Africa, or Australia with bright bands
- Specialized
A plant with almost no leaves and pale yellow-green stems and flowers
A small plant with leafless stems that grows in North American forests and has white flowers with purple spots
A large branching coral shaped like deer antlers that grows on shallow tropical reefs
A wildflower with almost no leaves, red stems, and pale pink flowers with brown stripes
- Australian
A vigorous climbing plant from Western Australia with dense clusters of bright pink-purple flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coral comes from an old Greek word korallion that named the small sea animals and their hard, jewel-like skeletons. So coral today means those tiny marine animals or the hard, colorful pieces they make, often used in jewelry.