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TOEFL BNC: 5793 COCA: 6040

coral

coral /ˈkorəl/ noun
coral
/ˈkorəl/
noun
Learner's definition of CORAL
[noncount]
: a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures珊瑚
: an orange pink color珊瑚色;橘红色 see color picture on this page

— coral

adjective
TOEFL BNC: 5793 COCA: 6040

coral

noun

cor·​al ˈkȯr-əl How to pronounce coral (audio)
ˈkär-
1
a
: the calcareous or horny skeletal deposit produced by anthozoan or rarely hydrozoan polyps
especially : a richly red precious coral secreted by a gorgonian (genus Corallium)
b
: a polyp or polyp colony together with its membranes and skeleton
2
: a piece of coral and especially of red coral
3
a
: a bright reddish ovary (as of a lobster or scallop)
b
: a deep pink
coral adjective
coralloid adjective

Example Sentences

brightly colored fishes swimming among the coral
Recent Examples on the Web Staghorn coral, the species in question, like to spawn a few days after a full moon in summer, when the water temperature is just right. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022 Shoppers have their choice of eight colors, including neutrals like black and beige, plus bold hues such as yellow and braided combinations of coral, cream, and turquoise. Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2022 For the walls of her daughter Eliza's bedroom, designer Amanda Lindroth went with this pale coral, which complements the pops of green scattered throughout the room. Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 5 May 2022 Today, the temperatures of the world’s oceans and their oxygen levels are nearing that same tipping point for certain species like Arctic cod and organisms such as ocean coral, Curtis Deutsch, a Princeton University geoscientist said in the report. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 4 May 2022 Enamel and industrial, metallic paints, manipulated with a porcupine quill create sharp detail and rich surface textures, including coral, feathers and flowers. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 SeaPods add shade, which would eventually attract sea life such as barnacles, coral, and eventually fish, Ocean Builders says. Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Thousands of shoppers are also big fans of the Sleep Zone Super Soft Cooling Queen Bed Sheets Set, available in six sizes and 13 colors, ranging from coral to gray. Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 As Ars Technica notes, the closest source of chocolate chip starfish was around 186 miles east, while the closest source of coral was roughly the same distance in the opposite direction, at the western edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin corallium, from Greek korallion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of coral was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 5793 COCA: 6040

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