RED CORAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red coral mean? 

• RED CORAL (noun)
  The noun RED CORAL has 2 senses:

1. the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

2. corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry

  Familiarity information: RED CORAL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED CORAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

coral; precious coral; red coral

Hypernyms ("red coral" is a kind of...):

opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("red coral" is a kind of...):

gorgonian; gorgonian coral (corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton)