Coral : coral - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

The meaning of Coral is the calcareous or horny skeletal deposit produced by anthozoan or rarely hydrozoan polyps; especially : a richly red precious Coral .... Coral is a marine polyp with a calcareous skeleton that lives in colonies.

You probably last saw Coral while scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef.. Coral, plant or animal? For several centuries, the nature of this strange organism, resembling small flowering trees attached to rocks at the bottom of the sea, .... A somewhat yellowish orange-pink colour; the colour of red Coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem..

Coral in American English · 1. the hard, stony skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps (class Anthozoa) and often deposited in extensive masses forming reefs ....