coral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun

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From Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korallion), “‘coral’”).

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• Rhymes: -ɒrəl

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coral (countable and uncountable; plural corals)

1. (uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
2. (countable) A colony of marine polyps.
3. (countable) (colour) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.

   coral colour:

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coral (not comparable)

1. Made of coral.
2. (color/colour) Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.

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atoll barrier reef dactylozooid fringing reef gonophore gorgonian

madrepore millepore sea fan sea whip Appendix:Colours

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coral m. and f. (plural corales)

1. choral

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coral m. (plural corales)

1. chorale
2. (zoology) coral
3. (botany) coral vine, Kennedia coccinea