precious coral

Meanings

nounprecious coral (plural precious coral)

Any marine coral in the genus Corallium, commonly harvested for use in the production of jewelry.
Synonyms: red coral

nounAny marine coral in the genus Corallium, commonly harvested for use in the production of jewelry.

Similar

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

Similar

Broader

opaque gem

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

From its use in jewelry production.

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