coral
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- noun
- /ˈkɔrəl/
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coral
- During the late '70s and early '80s, the demand for black coral was greatly reduced, being replaced by a higher consumer interest in pink and gold coral.
- red coral
Examples
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Hopi village chief in the 1930s wears a necklace made of traditional luxury items: coral, shell, and turquoise.
Academic text (2004) -
What if they get into some fire coral?
Fiction book (2001) -
However, since about 1986, demand for black coral has been steadily increasing.
Academic text (1993) -
The right ear will have a large rose gold coral studded with tiny black pearls.
Blog text (33) -
A choleric woman brushed up against fire coral and fainted from the pain.
Fiction book (2001) -
We added some big coral sauce, some Diablo sauce and pepper Jack and American cheese from the burgers and a touch of salsa in there as well.
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Recalling yards of her youth, she swept the dirt into flowing patterns, retrieved her favorite china dog and white coral from a hiding place in a ditch, and created a compact group of object admonitions by the front porch (Fig. 15).
Academic text (1993) -
We garnished the seafood dish with some vibrant coral to enhance its presentation.
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The chef often uses coral from lobsters in her famous pasta sauce for added color.
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When cooking lobster, the coral turns a beautiful red, making it perfect for garnishes.
Synonyms
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6.9
A mass of eggs from sea animals with hard shells like crabs or shrimp that people eat
Compounds
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A sea battle in May 1942 fought only by planes from aircraft carriers that stops a Japanese advance
- US
A shrub or small tree with divided leaves, blue flower spikes and red seeds, some poisonous to farm animals
A mushroom-like organism with branching stems that looks like coral and is often bright in color
A climbing evergreen vine with coral-red tubular flowers often grown in gardens
- 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
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
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
- Specialized
A venomous banded snake from the southeastern United States and parts of Central America
- 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
- Specialized
A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor
- 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 hard red or pink stony skeleton from Mediterranean sea animals used for jewelry
A small plant with leafless stems that grows in North American forests and has white flowers with purple spots
- Specialized
A coral with branches like deer antlers that builds shallow reefs in warm seas
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
A snake with venom and red, yellow, black bands that lives in southwest US and Central America
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the cooking sense of coral is to think of the lobster eggs: when cooked they turn the same 'pink-red' color as sea coral. That is why chefs call lobster roe coral and use it to add color and flavor.