Meaning

• Noun

  1. Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
  2. A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
  3. A somewhat yellowish orange-pink colour; the colour of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.
  4. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
  5. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.

• Adj