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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of many
species
of
marine
invertebrates
in the
class
Anthozoa, most of which
build
hard
calcium carbonate
skeletons
and form
colonies
, or a
colony
belonging
to one of those
species
.
●
A
hard
substance
made of
the
skeletons
of these organisms.
●
A somewhat
yellowish
orange-pink
colour
; the
colour
of
red coral
(Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea,
commonly
used as an
ornament
or gem.
●
The
ovaries
of a
cooked
lobster
; so called from their colour.
●
A
piece
of
coral
, usually
fitted
with small
bells
and other
appurtenances
, used by children as a plaything.
Adj
●
Made of coral.
●
Having the orange-pink
colour
of coral.
Name
●
A
census-designated place
in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
●
A
female
given name
from English.
Sourced from
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Origin
coral
English
κοράλλιον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Oral
Moral
Coral
Aural
Coral
Laurel
Sorrel
Floral
Amoral
Choral
Quarrel
Immoral
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