PRECIOUS CORAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precious coral mean? 

• PRECIOUS CORAL (noun)
  The noun PRECIOUS CORAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PRECIOUS CORAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECIOUS CORAL (noun)

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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 ("precious coral" is a kind of...):

opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)