Dictionary Definition
coral adj : of a strong pink to yellowish-pink
color
Noun
1 a variable color averaging a deep pink
2 the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean
coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
[syn: red
coral, precious
coral]
3 unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking;
used as garnish or to color sauces
4 marine colonial polyp characterized by a
calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming
reefs
User Contributed Dictionary
see coral
English
Etymology
From coral.Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒrəl
Proper noun
- A given name used since the end of the 19th century, mostly in the UK.