corolla

[ kuh-rol-uh ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.

corolla

/ kəˈrɒlə /

noun

1. the petals of a flower collectively, forming an inner floral envelope Compare calyx

corolla

/ kə-rŏl′ə,kə-rō′lə /

1. The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit.
2. See more at flower

Word History and Origins

Origin of corolla¹

1665–75; < Latin: little garland, equivalent to corōn ( a ) garland, corona + -la diminutive suffix; -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of corolla¹

C17 dim. of L corōna crown

Example Sentences

The Ford Fiesta starts at $14,000, Toyota Corolla at $16,230, and the Honda Fit at $15,425.

From The Daily Beast

When Barack Obama sat down with the auto task force, the first thing he reportedly asked was "Why can't they make a Corolla?"

From The Daily Beast

The show had moved to MTV in 1996, where his co-host, wise-cracking Adam Corolla, played the comic relief.

From The Daily Beast

But the energy drink provided the winner of the show with a brand new Toyota Corolla worth roughly $20,000.

From The Daily Beast

My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in The Blues Brothers.

From The Daily Beast

The segments of the corolla are pointed but on some varieties unequal, particularly that of Shiraz tobacco.

From Project Gutenberg

The last sighs of a man will weave the brilliant corolla of a flower, or expand like a smile over the verdant meadow.

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Hadria was picking the petals off a buttercup one by one, and when she had destroyed one golden corolla, she attacked another.

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If some botanist should attempt the operation, could his genius smooth out the folds of the bruised corolla?

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There are only two known species, and they vary in the number of their Stamina, and divisions of the Corolla.

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