珊瑚

shānhú
coral

CEDICT

coral

Wiktionary

珊瑚虫在暖海中结合营生，其所分泌的石灰质骨骼，即为珊瑚。形状分歧如树枝，故俗称为「珊瑚树」。色彩鲜豔美观，有白色、红色、桃红色及黑色等，质地略硬，可製成项鍊、胸针、领带夹等饰品。

重編國語辭典

珊瑚虫群体或骨骼化石

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 珊 shān coral
2 瑚 hú used in 珊瑚 shānhú

Containing this entry

珊瑚潭 shānhútán coral lake
珊瑚礁 shānhújiāo coral reef
红珊瑚 hóngshānhú
  1. red coral
  2. precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
草珊瑚 cǎoshānhú Sarcandra glabra (botany)
贵珊瑚 guìshānhú
  1. precious coral
  2. red coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
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