coral vs stony coral

stony coral vs coral

coral and stony coral both are nouns.

coral is an adjective but stony coral is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, stony coral is a hyponym of coral; that is, stony 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
stony coral: corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

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

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

Difference between coral and stony coral

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