Definition of coral in English:

coral

noun ˈkɒr(ə)l

1mass noun A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas.
as modifier a coral reef
the nearby coral islands, lagoons, and atolls
Example sentencesExamples
- The week-long event focuses on protecting the world's coral reefs and marine ecosystems and educating divers on their role in conservation efforts.
- The depletion of coral reef habitats and marine aquarium fishes has presented a relatively new market in aquaculture.
- Over the long run, the greatest threat facing coral reefs may be warmer waters due to global warming.
- Beyond, near-shore islands and coral reefs provided shelter for an array of terrestrial and marine life.
- Kai Tia Island, situated in the Toey Ngam Bay, is an important habitat for coral reefs and marine life and is also considered a spiritually sacred place.
- Shallow-water and deep-water coral reefs reveal beautiful marine life.
- Leave winter behind for warm sandy beaches, coral reefs, and bright turquoise waters filled with colorful fish.
- The world's most biologically diverse marine ecosystems, coral reefs are critical to the health of the oceans.
- With its blue waters, white-sand beaches, and pristine coral reefs, Zamami Island off Okinawa looks like paradise.
- For years, coral reefs and marine life have helped define the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an international tourist destination.
- Ciguatera poison is made by a microscopic organism that attaches itself to algae growing in the warm waters of coral reefs.
- Made up of more than 1,000 coral reef islands, the Maldives itself is a magic place created by the Gods.
- Even marginally warmer seas will bleach, and then kill, coral reefs, which sustain the greater part of marine biodiversity.
- Fancy taking your love for a moonlit swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean, or exploring some of the island's most beautiful coral reefs hand in hand?
- Promotions will also be designed to protect the islands' coral reefs, waters and beaches.
- The clean up activity was directed towards collecting whatever litter was found on the ocean floor around Larn Island's coral reefs.
- The rest of the island is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, warm clear blue waters and idyllic islands.
- ‘She said when the boat had been going out there were little islands and coral reefs in sight, on the way back they were all swamped by water,’ said Mrs Needham.
- Police said seven tourist boats sail every day from Tungkang to the small island, which boasts coral reefs and rich marine life.
- The sea around Mafia is a tropical Marine Park ranging from coral reefs, sea-grass beds, mangroves and inter-tidal flats.
1. 1.1 Precious red coral, used in jewellery.
  she was wearing a twisted rope of coral, pearls, and crystal
  as modifier coral beads
  Example sentencesExamples
  The pieces on this page - not to scale - are only the tip of the mountain of crystal, coral, bead, shell, pearl and sequin baubles available out there for summer.
  I fingered it and put it back; then I took a pearl necklace with a coral shell in the center.
  This includes opals, turquoise, malachite, pearls, amber, coral, shells, and similar soft or porous materials.
  Ruby, sapphire, emerald, opal, coral, and pearl are found in abundance.
  The icon of Manjusri remains in the background, placed on an ordinary table, adjacent to other precious things, such as a branch of coral.
  Once in Lhasa I tried to buy a turquoise necklace off a very attractive young woman with high red cheekbones and coral beads in her plaited hair.
  These include jet (fossil wood), amber (fossil tree resin), coral, pearl, and ivory.
  Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck.
  The precious ingredients, ivory, coral, amber and crystal, have a distinctly magical aura - precious medicine for a precious child.
  In return he was presented with a string of coral beads.
  The sculptures are made of copper and silver decorated with coral, pearl, crystal and stone and are often set on a heart-shaped base.
  The area is known as the coral coast and you'll find numerous small shops in Alghero devoted to flogging coral jewellery.
  Earrings made of black metal with American diamonds embedded, chains made of gunmetal, coral and jade and pearl bangles add to the gaiety.
  Their red locks and adornments of coral and pearls flounder on the pitch and whirl of the waves which augment the writhe of their seasnake legs.
  The jewellery is made from materials, such as coral, quartz and crystals.
  The traditional headdress has a wooden framework covered with coral, pearls, amber, and turquoise.
  It can be any precious stone, such as turquoise or coral - not ordinary ones you would find on the ground.
  She had done up her hair as was befitting royalty, and had placed a wreath of duskbloomers, a soft purple flower, intertwined with coral and pearls as a crown.
2. 1.2 The pinkish-red colour of red coral.
  colours of earth, coral, and chestnut
  as modifier a coral and white dinner service
  Example sentencesExamples
  Barber suggests a coloured lip balm, in coral or fuchsia, waterproof mascara, fun coloured pencils and a tint with SPF.
  I absolutely forbid you to wear your coral stilettos with your beige suit!
  An African woman's beautiful beaded corset in coral, blues, and white was worn while she stood all day with a pitcher of water on her head as a sign she was ready to endure the rigours of married life.
  Once shed, the falling leaves reveal bright coral red tints to all the younger stems.
  Lotus, a small Lotus-Fairy with short white hair and coral pink skin sprinkled with golden pollen.
  On its chest is an explosion of scarlet, an unforgettable hue deeper than coral but brighter than ruby.
  Flower color combines red, coral and white; height is 6 inches to nearly 3 feet.
  No, strong colours such as turquoise or deep coral (another obvious summer choice) often work better as accessories.
  It comes in a rainbow of glowing colors: sunny yellow, sassy orange, vivid red, flaming coral, hot pink, and deep fuchsia.
  A swipe of rosy lip-gloss and coral colored cheeks completed their Cheerleader Barbie look.
  Her dress was sky blue and coral colored that was bell shaped at the bottom.
  Other striking varieties feature apricot, scarlet, or coral blossoms framed with lacy white or creamy edges.
  Grey is out in favour of coral, mint green, lilac and navy and white.
  The camellia family displays pinks in all their many shades, from coral to dark cerise.
  Would you choose black, or red, which may imply a tendency towards being daring, dangerous, erotic, or would you choose something more subdued or fun like sky blue or coral?
  Nem had stopped to pull something out of the water, but it proved difficult since the pearly pink and coral white object was buried halfway in the moist sand.
  Cyclamen flower petals range in colors from pink to white, coral, red, purple, and also a wide array of bicolors.
  Depending on the variety, the flowers are shell-pink or deep coral.
  The key colours are bright coral, various shades of purple, peach and green.
  Jewel colours such as coral and emerald-green showed up often on runways last week, and shoppers should expect to see them in a few months in stores everywhere.
  Synonyms
  scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
2A sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight.
Several orders in the class Anthozoa, including the ‘true’ or stony corals (order Scleractinia or Madreporaria), which form reefs, the soft corals (order Alcyonacea), which form leathery or fleshy colonies, and the horny corals (order Gorgonacea)
Example sentencesExamples
- Jostling for room, sea anemones, corals and sponges vividly span the floor of an ocean forest.
- Giant gorgonian fans, enormous corals and exaggerated sponges decorated the wall.
- There's sea water where you could explore starfish and various other corals.
- At 30m and slightly deeper, a forest of gorgonians and black corals clings to the slope.
- Starfish, sea-urchins, clams and corals lie just yards from the shore.
- Flowers, corals, and even animal skin contain pigments which give them their colors.
- As he worked on his catalog he dreamed of traveling the world to see living corals on tropical reefs.
- Like the corals and sponges, many of these fish are long-lived and slow to mature.
- Above is a diagram of the septal arrangement in two types of corals.
- The other three corals tested produced mucus with a mixture of these types of molecules.
- Gorgonian corals stood out like crash barriers for the plankton and detritus that course over the hulk.
- Like wide fans they sit on the branches of white and pink gorgonian corals.
- They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food.
- Sponges and corals grew on rises in this sea, forming reefs that divided up parts of this sea into isolated lagoons.
- The latter case presumably would be the more usual diagenetic history of fossil corals.
- And organisms such as corals and sea anemones, which simply stay still and grow, have no need of eyes.
- When it comes to invertebrates and molluscs, corals and sponges, the success rate falls considerably.
- Since the beginning of the Cenozoic, reefs have become dominated by scleractinian corals and calcareous algae.
- Elephant ear coral, fan corals and huge barrel sponges all made a fairytale seascape.
- They were found in association with several other brachiopods as well as corals.
3mass noun The unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked.
we had scallops with their coral, in their fluted shells
Example sentencesExamples
- If it doesn't, remove by hand, then rub off any yellow coral that clings to the meat.
- Using a very sharp knife remove the coral from scallops (the orange part) without damaging.
- These are the vivid orange coral inside the shell.
- The coral can now also be separated from the ‘meat’.
- In a food processor, mix the lobster coral with three ounces of butter until well combined and reserve.
- Scrape out any brown meat from the head, along with the pink coral, and add that to the white meat from the claws and tail.
- Separating the boys from the girls, females, called ‘hens’, are often preferred for their roe or coral.
- Remove the orange beak of coral from each scallop.
- Once cooked, the roe turns bright orange-red, at which point the roe is referred to as coral and used as a garnish.

Derivatives

coralloid

adjective ˈkɒrəlɔɪdˈkɔrəˌlɔɪd

Biology Zoology

Resembling coral.
the roots are dimorphic, normal and coralloid
Example sentencesExamples
- Conversely, normal lateral roots can be initiated within the internal tissues of decaying coralloid branches.
- Specialised, upright-growing, branched roots, known as coralloid roots, are also produced by all species.
- In cycads, the cyanobacteria are sheltered in specially modified roots which have the appearance of coral, and so are called coralloid roots, as seen above at left.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion.

Rhymes

amoral, Balmoral, immoral, laurel, moral, quarrel, sorel, sorrel

Definition of coral in US English:

coral

nounˈkôrəl

1A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas.
as modifier a coral reef
Example sentencesExamples
- For years, coral reefs and marine life have helped define the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an international tourist destination.
- Over the long run, the greatest threat facing coral reefs may be warmer waters due to global warming.
- ‘She said when the boat had been going out there were little islands and coral reefs in sight, on the way back they were all swamped by water,’ said Mrs Needham.
- The depletion of coral reef habitats and marine aquarium fishes has presented a relatively new market in aquaculture.
- The clean up activity was directed towards collecting whatever litter was found on the ocean floor around Larn Island's coral reefs.
- The week-long event focuses on protecting the world's coral reefs and marine ecosystems and educating divers on their role in conservation efforts.
- Ciguatera poison is made by a microscopic organism that attaches itself to algae growing in the warm waters of coral reefs.
- The rest of the island is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, warm clear blue waters and idyllic islands.
- The sea around Mafia is a tropical Marine Park ranging from coral reefs, sea-grass beds, mangroves and inter-tidal flats.
- Shallow-water and deep-water coral reefs reveal beautiful marine life.
- Police said seven tourist boats sail every day from Tungkang to the small island, which boasts coral reefs and rich marine life.
- Promotions will also be designed to protect the islands' coral reefs, waters and beaches.
- Leave winter behind for warm sandy beaches, coral reefs, and bright turquoise waters filled with colorful fish.
- Fancy taking your love for a moonlit swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean, or exploring some of the island's most beautiful coral reefs hand in hand?
- Even marginally warmer seas will bleach, and then kill, coral reefs, which sustain the greater part of marine biodiversity.
- The world's most biologically diverse marine ecosystems, coral reefs are critical to the health of the oceans.
- Kai Tia Island, situated in the Toey Ngam Bay, is an important habitat for coral reefs and marine life and is also considered a spiritually sacred place.
- With its blue waters, white-sand beaches, and pristine coral reefs, Zamami Island off Okinawa looks like paradise.
- Beyond, near-shore islands and coral reefs provided shelter for an array of terrestrial and marine life.
- Made up of more than 1,000 coral reef islands, the Maldives itself is a magic place created by the Gods.
1. 1.1 Precious red coral, used in jewelry.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I fingered it and put it back; then I took a pearl necklace with a coral shell in the center.
  The pieces on this page - not to scale - are only the tip of the mountain of crystal, coral, bead, shell, pearl and sequin baubles available out there for summer.
  The sculptures are made of copper and silver decorated with coral, pearl, crystal and stone and are often set on a heart-shaped base.
  These include jet (fossil wood), amber (fossil tree resin), coral, pearl, and ivory.
  Earrings made of black metal with American diamonds embedded, chains made of gunmetal, coral and jade and pearl bangles add to the gaiety.
  The area is known as the coral coast and you'll find numerous small shops in Alghero devoted to flogging coral jewellery.
  Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck.
  It can be any precious stone, such as turquoise or coral - not ordinary ones you would find on the ground.
  This includes opals, turquoise, malachite, pearls, amber, coral, shells, and similar soft or porous materials.
  The traditional headdress has a wooden framework covered with coral, pearls, amber, and turquoise.
  The icon of Manjusri remains in the background, placed on an ordinary table, adjacent to other precious things, such as a branch of coral.
  Their red locks and adornments of coral and pearls flounder on the pitch and whirl of the waves which augment the writhe of their seasnake legs.
  She had done up her hair as was befitting royalty, and had placed a wreath of duskbloomers, a soft purple flower, intertwined with coral and pearls as a crown.
  Ruby, sapphire, emerald, opal, coral, and pearl are found in abundance.
  The jewellery is made from materials, such as coral, quartz and crystals.
  Once in Lhasa I tried to buy a turquoise necklace off a very attractive young woman with high red cheekbones and coral beads in her plaited hair.
  In return he was presented with a string of coral beads.
  The precious ingredients, ivory, coral, amber and crystal, have a distinctly magical aura - precious medicine for a precious child.
2. 1.2 The pinkish-red color of red coral.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It comes in a rainbow of glowing colors: sunny yellow, sassy orange, vivid red, flaming coral, hot pink, and deep fuchsia.
  An African woman's beautiful beaded corset in coral, blues, and white was worn while she stood all day with a pitcher of water on her head as a sign she was ready to endure the rigours of married life.
  Flower color combines red, coral and white; height is 6 inches to nearly 3 feet.
  The key colours are bright coral, various shades of purple, peach and green.
  On its chest is an explosion of scarlet, an unforgettable hue deeper than coral but brighter than ruby.
  Cyclamen flower petals range in colors from pink to white, coral, red, purple, and also a wide array of bicolors.
  Once shed, the falling leaves reveal bright coral red tints to all the younger stems.
  Other striking varieties feature apricot, scarlet, or coral blossoms framed with lacy white or creamy edges.
  Depending on the variety, the flowers are shell-pink or deep coral.
  Her dress was sky blue and coral colored that was bell shaped at the bottom.
  Grey is out in favour of coral, mint green, lilac and navy and white.
  Lotus, a small Lotus-Fairy with short white hair and coral pink skin sprinkled with golden pollen.
  No, strong colours such as turquoise or deep coral (another obvious summer choice) often work better as accessories.
  Barber suggests a coloured lip balm, in coral or fuchsia, waterproof mascara, fun coloured pencils and a tint with SPF.
  Nem had stopped to pull something out of the water, but it proved difficult since the pearly pink and coral white object was buried halfway in the moist sand.
  Jewel colours such as coral and emerald-green showed up often on runways last week, and shoppers should expect to see them in a few months in stores everywhere.
  Would you choose black, or red, which may imply a tendency towards being daring, dangerous, erotic, or would you choose something more subdued or fun like sky blue or coral?
  I absolutely forbid you to wear your coral stilettos with your beige suit!
  A swipe of rosy lip-gloss and coral colored cheeks completed their Cheerleader Barbie look.
  The camellia family displays pinks in all their many shades, from coral to dark cerise.
  Synonyms
  scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
2A sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight.
Several orders in the class Anthozoa, including the ‘true’ or stony corals (order Scleractinia or Madreporaria), which form reefs, the soft corals (order Alcyonacea), and the horny corals (order Gorgonacea)
Example sentencesExamples
- At 30m and slightly deeper, a forest of gorgonians and black corals clings to the slope.
- Like the corals and sponges, many of these fish are long-lived and slow to mature.
- The latter case presumably would be the more usual diagenetic history of fossil corals.
- Elephant ear coral, fan corals and huge barrel sponges all made a fairytale seascape.
- Like wide fans they sit on the branches of white and pink gorgonian corals.
- And organisms such as corals and sea anemones, which simply stay still and grow, have no need of eyes.
- Above is a diagram of the septal arrangement in two types of corals.
- Flowers, corals, and even animal skin contain pigments which give them their colors.
- Starfish, sea-urchins, clams and corals lie just yards from the shore.
- Since the beginning of the Cenozoic, reefs have become dominated by scleractinian corals and calcareous algae.
- They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food.
- Sponges and corals grew on rises in this sea, forming reefs that divided up parts of this sea into isolated lagoons.
- When it comes to invertebrates and molluscs, corals and sponges, the success rate falls considerably.
- Giant gorgonian fans, enormous corals and exaggerated sponges decorated the wall.
- Gorgonian corals stood out like crash barriers for the plankton and detritus that course over the hulk.
- They were found in association with several other brachiopods as well as corals.
- The other three corals tested produced mucus with a mixture of these types of molecules.
- Jostling for room, sea anemones, corals and sponges vividly span the floor of an ocean forest.
- There's sea water where you could explore starfish and various other corals.
- As he worked on his catalog he dreamed of traveling the world to see living corals on tropical reefs.
3The unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked.
Example sentencesExamples
- The coral can now also be separated from the ‘meat’.
- If it doesn't, remove by hand, then rub off any yellow coral that clings to the meat.
- These are the vivid orange coral inside the shell.
- Remove the orange beak of coral from each scallop.
- Using a very sharp knife remove the coral from scallops (the orange part) without damaging.
- Once cooked, the roe turns bright orange-red, at which point the roe is referred to as coral and used as a garnish.
- Separating the boys from the girls, females, called ‘hens’, are often preferred for their roe or coral.
- Scrape out any brown meat from the head, along with the pink coral, and add that to the white meat from the claws and tail.
- In a food processor, mix the lobster coral with three ounces of butter until well combined and reserve.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion.

单词	coral
释义	Definition of coral in English: coral noun ˈkɒr(ə)l 1mass noun A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas. as modifier a coral reef the nearby coral islands, lagoons, and atolls Example sentencesExamples The week-long event focuses on protecting the world's coral reefs and marine ecosystems and educating divers on their role in conservation efforts. The depletion of coral reef habitats and marine aquarium fishes has presented a relatively new market in aquaculture. Over the long run, the greatest threat facing coral reefs may be warmer waters due to global warming. Beyond, near-shore islands and coral reefs provided shelter for an array of terrestrial and marine life. Kai Tia Island, situated in the Toey Ngam Bay, is an important habitat for coral reefs and marine life and is also considered a spiritually sacred place. Shallow-water and deep-water coral reefs reveal beautiful marine life. Leave winter behind for warm sandy beaches, coral reefs, and bright turquoise waters filled with colorful fish. The world's most biologically diverse marine ecosystems, coral reefs are critical to the health of the oceans. With its blue waters, white-sand beaches, and pristine coral reefs, Zamami Island off Okinawa looks like paradise. For years, coral reefs and marine life have helped define the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an international tourist destination. Ciguatera poison is made by a microscopic organism that attaches itself to algae growing in the warm waters of coral reefs. Made up of more than 1,000 coral reef islands, the Maldives itself is a magic place created by the Gods. Even marginally warmer seas will bleach, and then kill, coral reefs, which sustain the greater part of marine biodiversity. Fancy taking your love for a moonlit swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean, or exploring some of the island's most beautiful coral reefs hand in hand? Promotions will also be designed to protect the islands' coral reefs, waters and beaches. The clean up activity was directed towards collecting whatever litter was found on the ocean floor around Larn Island's coral reefs. The rest of the island is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, warm clear blue waters and idyllic islands. ‘She said when the boat had been going out there were little islands and coral reefs in sight, on the way back they were all swamped by water,’ said Mrs Needham. Police said seven tourist boats sail every day from Tungkang to the small island, which boasts coral reefs and rich marine life. The sea around Mafia is a tropical Marine Park ranging from coral reefs, sea-grass beds, mangroves and inter-tidal flats. 1.1 Precious red coral, used in jewellery. she was wearing a twisted rope of coral, pearls, and crystal as modifier coral beads Example sentencesExamples The pieces on this page - not to scale - are only the tip of the mountain of crystal, coral, bead, shell, pearl and sequin baubles available out there for summer. I fingered it and put it back; then I took a pearl necklace with a coral shell in the center. This includes opals, turquoise, malachite, pearls, amber, coral, shells, and similar soft or porous materials. Ruby, sapphire, emerald, opal, coral, and pearl are found in abundance. The icon of Manjusri remains in the background, placed on an ordinary table, adjacent to other precious things, such as a branch of coral. Once in Lhasa I tried to buy a turquoise necklace off a very attractive young woman with high red cheekbones and coral beads in her plaited hair. These include jet (fossil wood), amber (fossil tree resin), coral, pearl, and ivory. Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck. The precious ingredients, ivory, coral, amber and crystal, have a distinctly magical aura - precious medicine for a precious child. In return he was presented with a string of coral beads. The sculptures are made of copper and silver decorated with coral, pearl, crystal and stone and are often set on a heart-shaped base. The area is known as the coral coast and you'll find numerous small shops in Alghero devoted to flogging coral jewellery. Earrings made of black metal with American diamonds embedded, chains made of gunmetal, coral and jade and pearl bangles add to the gaiety. Their red locks and adornments of coral and pearls flounder on the pitch and whirl of the waves which augment the writhe of their seasnake legs. The jewellery is made from materials, such as coral, quartz and crystals. The traditional headdress has a wooden framework covered with coral, pearls, amber, and turquoise. It can be any precious stone, such as turquoise or coral - not ordinary ones you would find on the ground. She had done up her hair as was befitting royalty, and had placed a wreath of duskbloomers, a soft purple flower, intertwined with coral and pearls as a crown. 1.2 The pinkish-red colour of red coral. colours of earth, coral, and chestnut as modifier a coral and white dinner service Example sentencesExamples Barber suggests a coloured lip balm, in coral or fuchsia, waterproof mascara, fun coloured pencils and a tint with SPF. I absolutely forbid you to wear your coral stilettos with your beige suit! An African woman's beautiful beaded corset in coral, blues, and white was worn while she stood all day with a pitcher of water on her head as a sign she was ready to endure the rigours of married life. Once shed, the falling leaves reveal bright coral red tints to all the younger stems. Lotus, a small Lotus-Fairy with short white hair and coral pink skin sprinkled with golden pollen. On its chest is an explosion of scarlet, an unforgettable hue deeper than coral but brighter than ruby. Flower color combines red, coral and white; height is 6 inches to nearly 3 feet. No, strong colours such as turquoise or deep coral (another obvious summer choice) often work better as accessories. It comes in a rainbow of glowing colors: sunny yellow, sassy orange, vivid red, flaming coral, hot pink, and deep fuchsia. A swipe of rosy lip-gloss and coral colored cheeks completed their Cheerleader Barbie look. Her dress was sky blue and coral colored that was bell shaped at the bottom. Other striking varieties feature apricot, scarlet, or coral blossoms framed with lacy white or creamy edges. Grey is out in favour of coral, mint green, lilac and navy and white. The camellia family displays pinks in all their many shades, from coral to dark cerise. Would you choose black, or red, which may imply a tendency towards being daring, dangerous, erotic, or would you choose something more subdued or fun like sky blue or coral? Nem had stopped to pull something out of the water, but it proved difficult since the pearly pink and coral white object was buried halfway in the moist sand. Cyclamen flower petals range in colors from pink to white, coral, red, purple, and also a wide array of bicolors. Depending on the variety, the flowers are shell-pink or deep coral. The key colours are bright coral, various shades of purple, peach and green. Jewel colours such as coral and emerald-green showed up often on runways last week, and shoppers should expect to see them in a few months in stores everywhere. Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red 2A sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight. Several orders in the class Anthozoa, including the ‘true’ or stony corals (order Scleractinia or Madreporaria), which form reefs, the soft corals (order Alcyonacea), which form leathery or fleshy colonies, and the horny corals (order Gorgonacea) Example sentencesExamples Jostling for room, sea anemones, corals and sponges vividly span the floor of an ocean forest. Giant gorgonian fans, enormous corals and exaggerated sponges decorated the wall. There's sea water where you could explore starfish and various other corals. At 30m and slightly deeper, a forest of gorgonians and black corals clings to the slope. Starfish, sea-urchins, clams and corals lie just yards from the shore. Flowers, corals, and even animal skin contain pigments which give them their colors. As he worked on his catalog he dreamed of traveling the world to see living corals on tropical reefs. Like the corals and sponges, many of these fish are long-lived and slow to mature. Above is a diagram of the septal arrangement in two types of corals. The other three corals tested produced mucus with a mixture of these types of molecules. Gorgonian corals stood out like crash barriers for the plankton and detritus that course over the hulk. Like wide fans they sit on the branches of white and pink gorgonian corals. They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food. Sponges and corals grew on rises in this sea, forming reefs that divided up parts of this sea into isolated lagoons. The latter case presumably would be the more usual diagenetic history of fossil corals. And organisms such as corals and sea anemones, which simply stay still and grow, have no need of eyes. When it comes to invertebrates and molluscs, corals and sponges, the success rate falls considerably. Since the beginning of the Cenozoic, reefs have become dominated by scleractinian corals and calcareous algae. Elephant ear coral, fan corals and huge barrel sponges all made a fairytale seascape. They were found in association with several other brachiopods as well as corals. 3mass noun The unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked. we had scallops with their coral, in their fluted shells Example sentencesExamples If it doesn't, remove by hand, then rub off any yellow coral that clings to the meat. Using a very sharp knife remove the coral from scallops (the orange part) without damaging. These are the vivid orange coral inside the shell. The coral can now also be separated from the ‘meat’. In a food processor, mix the lobster coral with three ounces of butter until well combined and reserve. Scrape out any brown meat from the head, along with the pink coral, and add that to the white meat from the claws and tail. Separating the boys from the girls, females, called ‘hens’, are often preferred for their roe or coral. Remove the orange beak of coral from each scallop. Once cooked, the roe turns bright orange-red, at which point the roe is referred to as coral and used as a garnish. Derivatives coralloid adjective ˈkɒrəlɔɪdˈkɔrəˌlɔɪd Biology Zoology Resembling coral. the roots are dimorphic, normal and coralloid Example sentencesExamples Conversely, normal lateral roots can be initiated within the internal tissues of decaying coralloid branches. Specialised, upright-growing, branched roots, known as coralloid roots, are also produced by all species. In cycads, the cyanobacteria are sheltered in specially modified roots which have the appearance of coral, and so are called coralloid roots, as seen above at left. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion. Rhymes amoral, Balmoral, immoral, laurel, moral, quarrel, sorel, sorrel Definition of coral in US English: coral nounˈkôrəl 1A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas. as modifier a coral reef Example sentencesExamples For years, coral reefs and marine life have helped define the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an international tourist destination. Over the long run, the greatest threat facing coral reefs may be warmer waters due to global warming. ‘She said when the boat had been going out there were little islands and coral reefs in sight, on the way back they were all swamped by water,’ said Mrs Needham. The depletion of coral reef habitats and marine aquarium fishes has presented a relatively new market in aquaculture. The clean up activity was directed towards collecting whatever litter was found on the ocean floor around Larn Island's coral reefs. The week-long event focuses on protecting the world's coral reefs and marine ecosystems and educating divers on their role in conservation efforts. Ciguatera poison is made by a microscopic organism that attaches itself to algae growing in the warm waters of coral reefs. The rest of the island is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, warm clear blue waters and idyllic islands. The sea around Mafia is a tropical Marine Park ranging from coral reefs, sea-grass beds, mangroves and inter-tidal flats. Shallow-water and deep-water coral reefs reveal beautiful marine life. Police said seven tourist boats sail every day from Tungkang to the small island, which boasts coral reefs and rich marine life. Promotions will also be designed to protect the islands' coral reefs, waters and beaches. Leave winter behind for warm sandy beaches, coral reefs, and bright turquoise waters filled with colorful fish. Fancy taking your love for a moonlit swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean, or exploring some of the island's most beautiful coral reefs hand in hand? Even marginally warmer seas will bleach, and then kill, coral reefs, which sustain the greater part of marine biodiversity. The world's most biologically diverse marine ecosystems, coral reefs are critical to the health of the oceans. Kai Tia Island, situated in the Toey Ngam Bay, is an important habitat for coral reefs and marine life and is also considered a spiritually sacred place. With its blue waters, white-sand beaches, and pristine coral reefs, Zamami Island off Okinawa looks like paradise. Beyond, near-shore islands and coral reefs provided shelter for an array of terrestrial and marine life. Made up of more than 1,000 coral reef islands, the Maldives itself is a magic place created by the Gods. 1.1 Precious red coral, used in jewelry. Example sentencesExamples I fingered it and put it back; then I took a pearl necklace with a coral shell in the center. The pieces on this page - not to scale - are only the tip of the mountain of crystal, coral, bead, shell, pearl and sequin baubles available out there for summer. The sculptures are made of copper and silver decorated with coral, pearl, crystal and stone and are often set on a heart-shaped base. These include jet (fossil wood), amber (fossil tree resin), coral, pearl, and ivory. Earrings made of black metal with American diamonds embedded, chains made of gunmetal, coral and jade and pearl bangles add to the gaiety. The area is known as the coral coast and you'll find numerous small shops in Alghero devoted to flogging coral jewellery. Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck. It can be any precious stone, such as turquoise or coral - not ordinary ones you would find on the ground. This includes opals, turquoise, malachite, pearls, amber, coral, shells, and similar soft or porous materials. The traditional headdress has a wooden framework covered with coral, pearls, amber, and turquoise. The icon of Manjusri remains in the background, placed on an ordinary table, adjacent to other precious things, such as a branch of coral. Their red locks and adornments of coral and pearls flounder on the pitch and whirl of the waves which augment the writhe of their seasnake legs. She had done up her hair as was befitting royalty, and had placed a wreath of duskbloomers, a soft purple flower, intertwined with coral and pearls as a crown. Ruby, sapphire, emerald, opal, coral, and pearl are found in abundance. The jewellery is made from materials, such as coral, quartz and crystals. Once in Lhasa I tried to buy a turquoise necklace off a very attractive young woman with high red cheekbones and coral beads in her plaited hair. In return he was presented with a string of coral beads. The precious ingredients, ivory, coral, amber and crystal, have a distinctly magical aura - precious medicine for a precious child. 1.2 The pinkish-red color of red coral. Example sentencesExamples It comes in a rainbow of glowing colors: sunny yellow, sassy orange, vivid red, flaming coral, hot pink, and deep fuchsia. An African woman's beautiful beaded corset in coral, blues, and white was worn while she stood all day with a pitcher of water on her head as a sign she was ready to endure the rigours of married life. Flower color combines red, coral and white; height is 6 inches to nearly 3 feet. The key colours are bright coral, various shades of purple, peach and green. On its chest is an explosion of scarlet, an unforgettable hue deeper than coral but brighter than ruby. Cyclamen flower petals range in colors from pink to white, coral, red, purple, and also a wide array of bicolors. Once shed, the falling leaves reveal bright coral red tints to all the younger stems. Other striking varieties feature apricot, scarlet, or coral blossoms framed with lacy white or creamy edges. Depending on the variety, the flowers are shell-pink or deep coral. Her dress was sky blue and coral colored that was bell shaped at the bottom. Grey is out in favour of coral, mint green, lilac and navy and white. Lotus, a small Lotus-Fairy with short white hair and coral pink skin sprinkled with golden pollen. No, strong colours such as turquoise or deep coral (another obvious summer choice) often work better as accessories. Barber suggests a coloured lip balm, in coral or fuchsia, waterproof mascara, fun coloured pencils and a tint with SPF. Nem had stopped to pull something out of the water, but it proved difficult since the pearly pink and coral white object was buried halfway in the moist sand. Jewel colours such as coral and emerald-green showed up often on runways last week, and shoppers should expect to see them in a few months in stores everywhere. Would you choose black, or red, which may imply a tendency towards being daring, dangerous, erotic, or would you choose something more subdued or fun like sky blue or coral? I absolutely forbid you to wear your coral stilettos with your beige suit! A swipe of rosy lip-gloss and coral colored cheeks completed their Cheerleader Barbie look. The camellia family displays pinks in all their many shades, from coral to dark cerise. Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red 2A sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight. Several orders in the class Anthozoa, including the ‘true’ or stony corals (order Scleractinia or Madreporaria), which form reefs, the soft corals (order Alcyonacea), and the horny corals (order Gorgonacea) Example sentencesExamples At 30m and slightly deeper, a forest of gorgonians and black corals clings to the slope. Like the corals and sponges, many of these fish are long-lived and slow to mature. The latter case presumably would be the more usual diagenetic history of fossil corals. Elephant ear coral, fan corals and huge barrel sponges all made a fairytale seascape. Like wide fans they sit on the branches of white and pink gorgonian corals. And organisms such as corals and sea anemones, which simply stay still and grow, have no need of eyes. Above is a diagram of the septal arrangement in two types of corals. Flowers, corals, and even animal skin contain pigments which give them their colors. Starfish, sea-urchins, clams and corals lie just yards from the shore. Since the beginning of the Cenozoic, reefs have become dominated by scleractinian corals and calcareous algae. They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food. Sponges and corals grew on rises in this sea, forming reefs that divided up parts of this sea into isolated lagoons. When it comes to invertebrates and molluscs, corals and sponges, the success rate falls considerably. Giant gorgonian fans, enormous corals and exaggerated sponges decorated the wall. Gorgonian corals stood out like crash barriers for the plankton and detritus that course over the hulk. They were found in association with several other brachiopods as well as corals. The other three corals tested produced mucus with a mixture of these types of molecules. Jostling for room, sea anemones, corals and sponges vividly span the floor of an ocean forest. There's sea water where you could explore starfish and various other corals. As he worked on his catalog he dreamed of traveling the world to see living corals on tropical reefs. 3The unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked. Example sentencesExamples The coral can now also be separated from the ‘meat’. If it doesn't, remove by hand, then rub off any yellow coral that clings to the meat. These are the vivid orange coral inside the shell. Remove the orange beak of coral from each scallop. Using a very sharp knife remove the coral from scallops (the orange part) without damaging. Once cooked, the roe turns bright orange-red, at which point the roe is referred to as coral and used as a garnish. Separating the boys from the girls, females, called ‘hens’, are often preferred for their roe or coral. Scrape out any brown meat from the head, along with the pink coral, and add that to the white meat from the claws and tail. In a food processor, mix the lobster coral with three ounces of butter until well combined and reserve. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion.
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