koraal

Meaning

1. (neuter) a coral; any of various coralline tiny organisms of the class Anthozoa, notably of genus Corallium, who live in marine colonies
2. (neuter) the coral (calceous substance) they produce while building their colonies

Concepts

coral

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choral

chorale

lithophyton

Synonyms

koraalrif

koraalrood

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Translations

corail

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Koralle

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coral

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coral

corall

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corallo

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مرجان

κοράλλι

mercan

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Korallenriff

coralh

مَرْجَان

coral

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koːˈraːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: corael

Borrowed from Latin: choralis

In summary

From Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion); see coral for more.