coral vs madriporian coral

madriporian coral vs coral

coral and madriporian coral both are nouns.

coral is an adjective but madriporian coral is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coral	Yes	Yes	No	No
madriporian coral	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, madriporian coral is a hyponym of coral; that is, madriporian coral is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coral:

coral: marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
madriporian coral: corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

Other hyponyms of coral include gorgonian, gorgonian coral, madrepore, stony coral.

coral (noun)	madriporian coral (noun)
marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs	corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
a variable color averaging a deep pink
unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

coral (adjective)	madriporian coral (adjective)
of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

Difference between coral and madriporian coral

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