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Adjective coral has 1 sense

coral - of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
Antonym: achromatic (indirect, via chromatic)

Noun coral has 4 senses

coral - a variable color averaging a deep pink
--₁ is a kind of pink
coral, red coral, precious coral - the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
--₂ is a kind of opaque gem
coral - unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
--₃ is a kind of roe, hard roe
--₃ is a part of lobster
coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
--₄ is a kind of anthozoan, actinozoan
--₄ has particulars:
gorgonian, gorgonian coral; stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral