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tree coral

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

Noun

tree coral (countable and uncountable, plural tree corals)

  1. Any 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

Forms of tree coral

pluraltree corals

Questions about tree coral

What does tree coral mean?
Tree coral means any of various species of coral with tree-like branching, especially in the family Oculinidae.
What part of speech is tree coral?
Tree coral is a noun.
What is the plural of tree coral?
The plural of tree coral is tree corals.

Words near tree coral in the dictionary

  1. tree cactus
  2. tree calf
  3. tree cancer
  4. tree cookie
  5. tree cookies
  6. tree coral
  7. tree corals
  8. tree cotton
  9. tree creeper
  10. tree diagram
  11. tree diagrams

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