Coral vs Maroon - What's the difference?
coral | maroon |
(uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
(countable) A colony of marine polyps.
(countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.
The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
(historical) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
Made of coral.
Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.
An escaped slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
* 2011 , S. Watts Taylor, Tarnish , iUniverse (2011), ISBN 9781462002023,
As a proper noun coral
is .As a noun maroon is
an escaped negro slave of the caribbean and the americas or a descendant of escaped slaves or maroon can be a dark red, somewhat brownish, color or maroon can be (nautical) a rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat or maroon can be (slang|derogatory) an idiot; a fool.As an adjective maroon is
associated with maroon culture, communities or peoples or maroon can be of a maroon color.As a verb maroon is
to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.coral
English
(wikipedia coral)Noun
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * coralise/coralize * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *See also
* atoll * barrier reef * dactylozooid * fringing reef * gonophore * gorgonian * Great Barrier Reef * madrepore * millepore * sea fan * sea whip *Anagrams
* * ----maroon
English
Etymology 1
Derived from the American-Spanish , meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* maroonerExternal links
*A good short account of the "Bush Negroes" in Suriname
Etymology 2
(etyl) .See also
*Etymology 3
Etymology 4
From an intentional mispronunciation of the word (moron) used by the cartoon character .Noun
(en noun)page 21:
- At least, I would not be sleeping that night. Why did I have that espresso? What a maroon !