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   coral

   • IPA[ˈkɒrəl]

   英式

   • n.
     a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas；precious red coral, used in jewellery

   • noun: coral, plural noun: corals

2. • 釋義
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   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas a coral reef the nearby coral islands, lagoons, and atolls
   • ▪ precious red coral, used in jewellery she was wearing a twisted rope of coral, pearls, and crystal coral beads
   • ▪ the pinkish-red colour of red coral colours of earth, coral, and chestnut a coral and white dinner service
   • 2. a 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.
   • 3. 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

   Coral Sea

   • ph.
     a part of the western Pacific Ocean that is surrounded by Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu, ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   elkhorn coral

   • n.
     a coral with sturdy branches likened to antlers, found in shallow waters throughout the Caribbean.

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   cup coral

   • n.
     a small brightly colored solitary coral with tentacles that end in small knobs, sometimes found ...

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   red coral

   • n.
     a branching pinkish-red horny coral which is used in jewelry.

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   coral reef

   • n.
     a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral: the small island is enclosed in the middle of the coral reef

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   brain coral

   • n.
     a compact coral with a convoluted surface resembling that of the brain.

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   cup coral

   • n.
     a small brightly coloured solitary coral with tentacles that end in small knobs, sometimes ...

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   coral tree

   • n.
     a tropical or subtropical thorny shrub or tree with showy red or orange flowers that are ...

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   coral

   • IPA[ˈkôrəl]

   美式

   • n.
     a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, ... a coral reef

   Oxford American Dictionary