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Definition of coral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coral

noun
 
/ˈkɒrəl/
 
/ˈkɔːrəl/
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  1. [uncountable] a hard substance that is red, pink or white in colour, and that forms on the bottom of the sea from the bones of very small creatures. Coral is often used in jewellery.
    • coral reefs/islands
    • a coral necklace
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb2, Fish and shellfishb2
  2. [countable] a creature that produces coral
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion.
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