corolla

American  

[kuh-rol-uh] / kəˈrɒl ə /

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.

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corolla British  

/ kəˈrɒlə /

noun

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

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corolla Scientific  

/ kə-rŏl′ə,kə-rō′lə /

1. The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit.

2. See more at flower

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Etymology

Origin of corolla

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

Example Sentences

Besides the New Corolla, one tanker that left Iraq a month before the war began has been anchored off Long Beach since March, but nothing else from the region is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The early hours crash happened between Dinnington and Todwick near Rotherham when the silver Toyota Corolla the group were in left the road and collided with a tree.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Police were called to Todwick Road between Dinnington and Todwick in the early hours of 13 December after a silver Toyota Corolla crashed off the road.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Toyota was able to maintain sales momentum at the end of last year by absorbing the costs of U.S. tariffs, and because car buyers gravitated toward the company’s entry-level models like the Corolla sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

She has no interest in learning how to drive the new Toyota Corolla it is now necessary for them to own.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri