"coral" in the noun sense
1. coral
a variable color averaging a deep pink
2. coral, red coral, precious coral
the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
3. coral
unfertilized lobster roe reddens in cooking used as garnish or to color sauces
4. coral
marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
"coral" in the adjective sense
1. coral
of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
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