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ə noun Botany.
the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
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| —n | |
| Compare calyx the petals of a flower collectively, forming an inner floral envelope | |
| [C17 dim. of L corōna crown] | |
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Word Origin & History
corolla
1670s, from L. corolla, dim of corona "crown, garland" (see crown). Botanical use is from 1753.
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Science Dictionary
| corolla (kə-rŏl'ə, kə-rō'lə) Pronunciation Key
The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit. See more at flower. |
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Example sentences
The corolla is strongly two-lipped with a lavender-blue to lavender-rose corolla tube and throat.
These flowers have no corolla, the group of petals that normally color flowers.
The petals are fused into a two-lipped corolla with a slightly longer lower lip.
Describing a corolla that has a short tubular portion and widely spreading lobes so that the whole corolla is saucer-shaped.
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