Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any marine coral in the genus Corallium, commonly harvested for use in the production of jewelry.

More definitions
  • the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

Origin

From its use in jewelry production.

From its use in jewelry production.

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Forms

plural: precious coral
Singularprecious coral
Pluralprecious coral

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry:coralred coral

See also

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