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seed coral

American  

noun

  1. coral fragments used for jewelry.

seed coral British  

noun

  1. small pieces of coral used in jewellery, etc

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Etymology

Origin of seed coral

First recorded in 1875–80

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The corals were either collected from the many ship groundings in the area or broken off wild "seed" coral.

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