: a colonial coralline hydrozoan (genus Millepora) having nematocysts that inflict a painful and burning sting
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebPoppy, bright orange like blood orange (especially on olive or Asian skin tones), burnt clay, fire coral, yellow, and neons are exciting me, too. Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 7 Mar. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
fire coral
noun
-ˈkȯr-əl, -ˈkär-
: a colonial hydrozoan (genus Millepora) resembling coral and having nematocysts that inflict a painful and burning sting