tree coral

noun

Any of various species of coral with tree-like branching, especially in the family Oculinidae.

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Meanings

nountree coral (countable and uncountable, plural tree corals)

plural tree corals

  1. countableuncountableAny of various species of coral with tree-like branching, especially in the family Oculinidae.

    He risked a quick glance with his pencil torch and immediately the underbelly of the mass of brown tree-coral came alive.

    1954, Ian Fleming, “Beau Desert”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 202
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Chicago

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