Coral

kor′al, n. a hard substance of various colours growing on the bottom of the sea, composed of the skeletons of zoophytes: a child's toy made of coral.— adj. made of or like coral.— n. Cor′al-is′land .— adjs. Corallā′ceo us , like, or having the qualities of, coral; Corallif′erous , containing coral; Coral′liform , having the form of coral; Corallig′enous , producing coral; Cor′alline , of, like, or containing coral.— n. a limy seaweed of a delicate pinkish or purplish colour, common on British coasts: a coral-like substance.— n. Cor′allite , a petrified substance, in the form of coral.— adjs. Cor′alloid , -al , in the form of coral: resembling coral.— ns. Cor′al-rag , a limestone rock formed chiefly of petrified coral found in the oolite system; Cor′al-reef , a reef or bank formed by the growth and deposit of coral; Cor′al-sea , the part of the Pacific between Australia on the west and the New He brides on the east; Cor′al-snake , a small venomous snake, in the same family as the cobra; Cor′al-tree , a small tropical tree or shrub, producing long spikes of beautiful red flowers resembling coral; Cor′al-wood , a hard South American cabinet-wood, first yellow, then red; Cor′al-wort , a cruciferous plant in English woods—called also Tooth-wort or Tooth-violet . [O. Fr.,—L. coralium —Gr. kor all i on .]