corolla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

name

noun

/kəˈɹoʊlə/ /kəˈɹɑlə/ /kəˈɹəʊlə/ /kəˈɹɒlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corolla.wav

corolla corollas corollae corollæ

From Latin corōlla (“small garland, chaplet or wreath”), diminutive of corōna (“garland, chaplet, wreath”).

corolline corollate corollaceous petal perianth tepal calyx sepal

corollet corolliferous corolliform paracorolla

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