Definition of Coral

1. Adjective. Of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color.

Similar to: Chromatic

2. Noun. A variable color averaging a deep pink.
Generic synonyms: Pink

3. Noun. The hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry.
Exact synonyms: Precious Coral, Red Coral
Generic synonyms: Opaque Gem

4. Noun. Unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
Group relationships: Lobster
Generic synonyms: Hard Roe, Roe

5. Noun. Marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs.

Definition of Coral

1. n. The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa.

Definition of Coral

1. Proper noun. (English female given name). ¹

2. Noun. A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps. ¹

3. Noun. A colony of marine polyps. ¹

4. Noun. (''colour'') A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral. ¹

5. Adjective. Made of coral. ¹

6. Adjective. Having the yellowish pink colour of coral. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coral

1. a mass of marine animal skeletons [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coral

coracobrachial bursa
coracobrachial muscle
coracobrachialis
coracoclavicular
coracoclavicular ligament
coracohumeral
coracohumeral ligament
coracoid
coracoid process
coracoid processes
coracoid tuberosity
coracoidal
coracoids
coraggio
corakan
coral (current term)
coral-root bittercress
coral-wood
coral bean
coral bean tree
coral bleaching
coral bush
coral calculus
coral drops
coral fungus
coral gem
coral honeysuckle
coral necklace
coral pea
coral reef

Literary usage of Coral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1902)
"There are only two general classes of rock in the entire archipelago,—lava and coral. The almost wholly submerged tiny islets that constitute the western ..."

2. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1866)
"The rock there formed from coral mud or Band at moderate depths in the lagoon and off shore ... The origin of the long curving line of coral reef stretching ..."

3. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph Le Conte (1903)
"coral Polyp.—The animal which secretes coralline stone is no insect, ... A single coral polyp is very small, but, like many of the lower animals, ..."

4. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"CHAPTER XX KEELING ISLAND:—coral FORMATIONS Keeling Island—Singular appearance—Scanty ... This is one of the lagoon-islands (or atolls) of coral formation, ..."

5. Text-book of Geology by Sir Archibald Geikie (1902)
"coral-growth is prevented by colder water, and by the fresh and muddy water ... One of the essential conditions for the formation of coral- reefs is ..."

6. Bulletin by Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology (1904)
"In at least one instance it seems probable that the coral reef (that at Parahyba do Norte) ... The coral reef could live in its present position, however, ..."

7. The Popular Science Monthly (1872)
"There lie the white coral- beach, the massy foliage of the grove, ... coral Island, or Atoli . . By a series of soundings, we have some idea of the depth of ..."

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