Red-coral
noun
1.
any of several alcyonarian corals of the genus Corallium, as C. nobile, of the Mediterranean Sea, having a red or pink skeleton, used for jewelry.
noun
1.
any of several corals of the genus Corallium, the skeletons of which are pinkish red in colour and used to make ornaments, etc Also called precious coral
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