coral

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coral (enc)

Noun	1.	coral - a variable color averaging a deep pink pink - a light shade of red
	2.	coral - the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry precious coral, red coral opaque gem - a gemstone that is opaque
	3.	coral - unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces lobster - flesh of a lobster hard roe, roe - fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
	4.	coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs actinozoan, anthozoan - sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed gorgonian, gorgonian coral - corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral - corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
Adj.	1.	coral - of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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