珊瑚丛 meaning in English

copse
coral coppice
coral thicket

We had to seek our way back using the comparatively deeper channels among the coral to get back to shore
我们只好寻找珊瑚丛中相对较深的通道才回到岸上。
Some say that it comes from the greek korallion , which denotes the hard , calcareous skeleton of the coral animals , or from kura - halos , for mermaid , as the fine branches of the coral sometimes look like small figures
，意为美人鱼。因为毕竟有些优质的珊瑚丛，有时确实看来象是人体。然而有些其他专家们却深信是源自于希伯来语
Others think it more likely that the word is derived from the hebrew goral , a small stone used in the drawing of lots , for coral branches used to be used in oracles in palestine , asia minor and around the mediterranean
，是用来刻写甲骨文的石头。事实上，在远古时代的巴勒斯坦小亚洲和地中海沿岸，是用珊瑚丛来刻写甲骨文的。