coral

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːrəl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒrəl/
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noun
R

A hard, colorful material made by tiny sea animals that builds up in the ocean and is used for jewelry.

The coral in this necklace comes from a reef in the Pacific Ocean.

R

A small sea animal that makes the hard coral material.

Each piece of coral is home to thousands of these tiny animals.

adjective
R

Having a pink or red color like coral.

She wore a beautiful coral dress to the beach party.

translation

n. A hard, colorful material made by tiny sea animals that builds up in the ocean and is used for jewelry.; A small sea animal that makes the hard coral material.
adj. Having a pink or red color like coral.

Word Forms

Plural corals