| 单词 | coral |
| 释义 | Word Frequency coral(ˈkɒrəl) noun 1. any marine mostly colonial coelenterate of the class Anthozoa having a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton See also stony coral, sea fan 2. a. the calcareous or horny material forming the skeleton of certain of these animals b. (as modifier) a coral reef See also red coral 3. a. a rocklike aggregation of certain of these animals or their skeletons, forming an island or reef b. (as modifier) a coral island 4. a. an object made of coral, esp a piece of jewellery b. (as modifier) a coral necklace 5. a. a deep-pink to yellowish-pink colour b. (as adjective) coral lipstick 6. the roe of a lobster or crab, which becomes pink when cooked Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin corāllium, from Greek korallion, probably of Semitic origin |
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