Coral: nm (word from the Latin corallium, Greek korallion).
The word “coral” has several meanings:
1. Primitive multicellular animal (cnidaria) with a single orifice surrounded by stinging tentacles, most often living in a tree-like colony (polyp).
Reef formed by the skeletons of corals (coralien).
2. The colorful calcareous skeleton of the polyps that form the reefs.
The Great Barrier Reef, east of Australia (Madrepore).
By extension: Brilliant Polyp Skeleton...
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