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US
/ˈkɔɹəɫ/
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[ UK /kˈɒɹəl/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒɹəl/ ]
NOUN
- a variable color averaging a deep pink
- marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
- unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
- the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
ADJECTIVE
- of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
How To Use coral In A Sentence
- In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
- The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
- The Navajo made a tea of spotted coralroot used as a lotion for ringworm or skin disease.
- Tuvelu is one of the smallest countries on earth, a chain of nine coral atolls whose highest point is just a few meters above sea level.
- Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
- Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
- It is a big sweep of soft, pale coral sand shelving gently into the Ionian sea. The Sun
- The inner reef, where we do walk, is actually composed of coralline algae, calcium-rich plants that form rock-hard ledges.
- There is also a small genus of orchids, called coralroots, that obtains the majority of its nutrition from a mycorrhizal association with soil fungi.
- Even the shoes, booties with vertiginous heels, were covered in grasping little coral-like tentacles that shook as the models -- their faces abloom with gold and colorful stripes -- stomped down the catwalk. Balmain, Zac Posen, Rick Owens & Manish Arora Out Of This World In Paris (PHOTOS, POLL)