coral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒɹəl/
ipa: /ˈkɔɚɹəl/
homophone: choral
ipa: /ˈkɔɹəl/
rhymes: -ɒɹəl
rhymes: -ɔːɹəl
Etymology: From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
Senses: glosses: Made of coral.
glosses: Having the orange-pink color of coral.
Derived terms: alt: Corallium secundum et al.
word: angel skin coral
english: Isididae
translation: Isididae
word: bamboo coral
taxonomic: Antipatharia spp.
word: black coral
alt: Helicopora coerulea
word: blue coral
word: brain coral
english: in families Mussidae and Merulinidae
translation: in families Mussidae and Merulinidae
word: brainstone coral
taxonomic: Acropora florida
word: branch coral
word: brush coral
alt: Paragorgia arborea
word: bubblegum coral
taxonomic: Aniliidae spp.
word: burrowing false coral
taxonomic: Mussidae spp.
word: cactus coral
word: cauliflower coral
alt: †Halysites spp.
word: chain coral
word: club finger coral
word: coral aloe
taxonomic: Erythrina herbacea
word: coral bean
english: Heuchera
translation: Heuchera
word: coral bells
taxonomic: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
word: coral berry
taxonomic: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
word: coralberry
word: coral bleaching
taxonomic: Jatropha multifida
word: coralbush
word: coral catshark
word: coral creeper
word: coraled
taxonomic: Gleichenia spp.
word: coral fern
taxonomic: Chaetodontidae spp.
word: coralfish
word: coral fungus
word: Coral Gables
taxonomic: Epacris microphylla
word: coral heath
word: coral insect
word: coralise
word: coralize
word: coral island
word: corallaceous
word: coraller
word: corallet
word: corallian
word: coralliferous
word: coralliform
word: coralligenous
word: coralligerous
word: corallike
word: coralline
word: corallite
word: corallivore
word: corallivorous
word: coralloid
word: coralloidal
word: corally
word: coral necklace
word: coralology
word: coral plant
word: coral rag
word: coral reef
english: Corallorhiza; Cardamine bulbifera
translation: Corallorhiza; Cardamine bulbifera
word: coralroot
word: Coral Sea
english: in family Elapidae
translation: in family Elapidae
word: coral snake
word: Coral Springs
word: coral stitch
taxonomic: Erythrina spp.
word: coral tree
taxonomic: Plectropomus leopardus
word: coral trout
english: Adenanthera pavonina; Guibourtia spp.
translation: Adenanthera pavonina; Guibourtia spp.
word: coralwood
word: coralwort
taxonomic: Turbinaria spp.
word: cup coral
word: dusty coral
taxonomic: Acropora palmata
word: elkhorn coral
english: Gorgonia et al. spp.
translation: Gorgonia et al. spp.
word: fan coral
taxonomic: Mussidae spp.
word: favid coral
alt: †Tetracoralla or †Rugosa spp.
word: feather coral
alt: Millepora alcicornis
word: finger coral
alt: Millepora spp.
word: fire coral
alt: Millepora alcicornis
word: ginger coral
word: golf ball coral
alt: Agaricites humilis
word: golfball coral
alt: Montastaea cavernosa
word: great star coral
taxonomic: Scleractinia spp.
word: hard coral
alt: Kulamanamana haumeaae
word: Hawaiian gold coral
taxonomic: Hexacorallia spp.
word: hexacoral
alt: †Favosites et al. spp.
word: honeycomb coral
alt: †Rugosa spp.
word: horn coral
alt: Gorgonacea spp.
word: horny coral
word: hydrocoral
alt: Milleporina and Stylasterina spp.
word: hydroid coral
word: Indian coral tree
taxonomic: Oculina varicosa
word: ivory bush coral
taxonomic: Oculinidae spp.
word: ivory coral
alt: Fenestellidae spp.
word: lace coral
alt: Agaricites lamarcki
word: Lamarck's sheet coral
alt: Bossea orbigniana
word: leaf coral
taxonomic: Agaricia spp.
word: lettuce coral
taxonomic: Scleractinia spp.
word: madreporian coral
taxonomic: Bryozoa spp.
word: moss coral
taxonomic: Fungiidae spp.
word: mushroom coral
word: noncoral
alt: Alcyonaria spp.
word: octocoral
word: old coral
alt: Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
word: open brain coral
word: organ-pipe coral
taxonomic: Tubipora spp.
word: organ coral
alt: Denrogyra cylindrus
word: pillar coral)
word: pink coral
english: = red coral
translation: = red coral
word: precious coral
alt: Alloclavaria purpurea
word: purple coral
word: rasp coral
alt: Corallium rubrum et al.
word: red coral
taxonomic: Agaricia tenuifolia
word: rose coral
taxonomic: Agaricia undata
word: scroll coral
alt: Gorgonacea spp.
word: sea whip coral
word: seed coral
word: skull coral
taxonomic: Alcyonacea spp.
word: soft coral
taxonomic: Acropora cervicornis
word: staghorn coral
english: Orbicella et al. spp.
translation: Orbicella et al. spp.
word: star coral
word: stone coral
taxonomic: Scleractinia spp.
word: stony coral
alt: Receptaculites spp.
word: sunflower coral
taxonomic: Tabulata spp.
word: tabulate coral
taxonomic: Antipatharia spp.
word: thorny coral
word: toadstool leather coral
taxonomic: Mussidae spp.
word: tooth coral
taxonomic: Oculinidae spp.
word: tree coral
alt: Madreporaria
word: true coral
taxonomic: Agaricia agaricites
word: tube coral
alt: Gorgonacea spp.
word: whip coral
alt: Amphihelia oculata
word: white coral
Related terms: atoll
barrier reef
dactylozooid
fringing reef
gonophore
gorgonian
Great Barrier Reef
madrepore
millepore
sea fan
sea whip