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coral

coral

104 2.6
A small sea animal that makes hard reefs and skeletons used in jewelry
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrəl/
: coral
  • All around us, the purple-veined blood coral grew in spreading stalks.
  • coral reef
  • reef-building corals
  • precious coral

Some forms of sea coral look like brains or brains look like them.

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Examples

  • Atolls are built on foundations of coral.

  • When he had gone, I glanced into my aquarium at the coral and sighed.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I found the coral you wanted.

  • Cut my leg on a piece of coral.

  • And we pair them with restoration projects with coral farming on land and on in the sea.

  • It will take thousands of years for this coral to grow back.

  • If this continues, the coral and much of the ocean's life will vanish.

  • You'll just be suspended, floating, looking down on the fish and the coral.

  • And there's some people who are breeding heat resistant coral and planting it.

  • I bought a beautiful necklace made of coral for my grandmother's birthday.

Synonyms

red coral
vscoral
1 5.6

A hard red or pink piece from a sea animal used for jewelry

is the general small animal that forms reefs and provides skeleton material
stony coral
vscoral
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A sea animal that makes a hard skeleton and builds reefs

is a small marine animal also known for its skeleton used in jewelry
precious coral
vscoral
1 7.5

A hard red or pink stony skeleton from Mediterranean sea animals used for jewelry

is the marine animal whose skeleton can form reefs or be used as ornament
Corallium
vscoral
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A red or pink coral from the Mediterranean Sea used for jewelry

is the broader marine animal group that includes living reef builders and skeletons
mushroom coral
vscoral
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor

is the small marine animal that typically forms colonies and builds reefs

Compounds

30 3.1

A ridge of rock in warm shallow sea made by many small sea animals

3 4.0

A sea in the South Pacific northeast of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef

2 7.2

A small venomous snake with red, yellow, and black bands that has a deadly bite

1 5.6

A hard red or pink piece from a sea animal used for jewelry

staghorn coral
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A coral with branches like deer antlers that builds shallow reefs in warm seas

1 6.1

A large hard sea animal with a wrinkled surface that looks like a brain

A sea battle in May 1942 fought only by planes from aircraft carriers that stops a Japanese advance

stony coral
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A sea animal that makes a hard skeleton and builds reefs

gorgonian coral
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A sea animal with hard tree-like branches that lives in warm water

1 7.3

The first naval battle in history fought only by planes from aircraft carriers between Japan and Allied forces

1 3.4

A red color with a pink or orange tone like coral

coral tree
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A small tree or bush with three-part leaves and bright red flowers grown for decoration

eastern coral snake
  • Specialized
1 8.4

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

1 7.9

A mushroom-like organism with branching stems that looks like coral and is often bright in color

mushroom coral
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor

coral vine
  • Australian
1 8.6

A low climbing woody plant with small thick leaves and red flowers

A snake with venom and red, yellow, black bands that lives in southwest US and Central America

A small thorny South American tree with bright red flowers

9.5

A shrub or small tree with divided leaves, blue flower spikes and red seeds, some poisonous to farm animals

A small tree with bright red flowers and red seeds with black spots

coral bush
  • Australian
7.6

A small Australian shrub with bright red flowers often grown in gardens

9.9

A Mexican plant with hanging clusters of bright red and white flowers

9.9

A low garden plant with many branches and bright red or purple flowers

coral pea
  • Australian
9.9

A climbing plant from Australia with bright red flowers

coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A wildflower without leaves that gets food from fungi and grows from a hard mass of roots underground

coral-wood
  • Indian
9.9

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

crested coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American orchid with yellowish-brown flowers marked by dark veins, found from Arizona to the eastern United States

early coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American orchid with pale yellow or green stems and almost no leaves

African coral snake
  • South African
8.9

A small snake that lives in trees in southern Africa with black and orange bands

8.9

A venomous snake with bright red, yellow, and black bands that lives in Asia

7.7

A small venomous Australian snake with bright red, black and white rings that is usually harmless to people

madriporian coral
  • Specialized
9.9

A sea animal with a hard, white skeleton that builds reefs and islands

Indian coral tree
  • Australian
8.6

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

9.7

A venomous snake from Asia, Africa, or Australia with bright bands

pale coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

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

A vigorous climbing plant from Western Australia with dense clusters of bright pink-purple flowers

Surface Forms

coral singular
corals plural

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.