coral

Definition

• n. a variable color averaging a deep pink
• n. the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
• n. unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
• n. marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

Word forms

Plural

corals

Example sentences

1. n.

   The sunset painted the sky in beautiful shades of coral and pink.

2. n.

   Coral reefs are home to many species of fish and other marine life.