OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2008

coral

/ˈkɒɹəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
coral • coralina
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.
coral • coralina
A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
coral
A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.
The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.
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