[kuh-rol-uh] 
| the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively. |
| co·rol·la (kə-rŏl'ə, -rō'lə) n. The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit and usually of a color other than green; the inner whorl of the perianth. [Latin corōlla, small garland, diminutive of corōna, garland; see corona.] co·rol'late' (-rŏl'āt') adj. |
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