coral

English Thesaurus

1. marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	actinozoan, anthozoan,
definition	:	sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	gorgonian, gorgonian coral,
definition	:	corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral,
definition	:	corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands (noun.animal)

2. a variable color averaging a deep pink (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	pink,
definition	:	a light shade of red (noun.attribute)

3. unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces (noun.food)

hypernym	:	hard roe, roe,
definition	:	fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture (noun.food)

part meronym	:	lobster,
definition	:	flesh of a lobster (noun.food)

4. the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	opaque gem,
definition	:	a gemstone that is opaque (noun.substance)

5. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color (adj.all)

similar	:	chromatic,
definition	:	being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all)

6. a variable color averaging a deep pink (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coral,
definition	:	of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color (adj.all)

7. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color (adj.all)

derivation	:	coral,
definition	:	a variable color averaging a deep pink (noun.attribute)

8. a variable color averaging a deep pink (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coral,
definition	:	of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color (adj.all)

9. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color (adj.all)

derivation	:	coral,
definition	:	a variable color averaging a deep pink (noun.attribute)