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Corallium rubrum
Coral Cor"al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora`llion.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of Madreporaria, and to the hydroid genus, Millepora. The red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian (Corallium rubrum) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The fan corals, plume corals, and sea feathers are species of Gorgoniacea, in which the axis is horny. Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus Tubipora, an Alcyonarian, and black coral is in part the axis of species of the genus Antipathes. See Anthozoa, Madrepora. 2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color. 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain. Chain coral. See under Chain. Coral animal (Zo["o]l.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called coral insects. Coral fish. See in the Vocabulary. Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent, made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation. They are classed as fringing reefs, when they border the land; barrier reefs, when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water; atolls, when they constitute separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See Atoll. Coral root (Bot.), a genus (Corallorhiza) of orchideous plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust. under Coralloid. Coral snake. (Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake (Elaps corallinus), coral-red, with black bands. (b) A small, harmless, South American snake (Tortrix scytale). Coral tree (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron. Coral wood, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.

Meaning of Corallium from wikipedia

- or red coral, is the common name given to a genus of marine corals, Corallium. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their durable...
- Corallium occultum, formerly Corallium illiandinnum, is a species of coral in the family Coralliidae. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Corallium...
- classified, based upon their polyps distribution, into three genera based : Corallium, Hemicorallium, and Paracorallium: Species belonging to this family of...
- (Botswana) Colophon spp. (South Africa) Corallium elatius (China) Corallium ****oni**** (China) Corallium konjoi (China) Corallium secundum (China) Crax alberti (Colombia)...
- gorgonians and red corals. The habitat of one of the corals in the strait, the Corallium rubrum, family of the Coralliidae (Anthozoa, Gorgonacea) is between a...
- the sea contains sponges, s****fish, fish, and protected red coral (Corallium rubrum). The coastlines of Quercianella and Castiglioncello are rocky...
- these p****ages. The coral referred to in the Bible is the precious coral (corallium rubrum), the formation of which is well known. It is a calcareous secretion...
- gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. It feeds on the octocoral Corallium rubrum, the red coral. This species was found at Capo Caccia, Alghero...
- urban arts director Coralee, another given name Also spelt corallum, corallium or curalium, cf. Whitaker's Words Behind the Name Prenoms This page or...
- branches can resemble the shape of sea coral rather than the color of Corallium rubrum specifically, and this is an alternative source for the name. Other...