corollas
- plural of corolla.
Example Sentences
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In addition to learning how to distinguish your calyxes from your corollas, Margelony provides an extensive list of Pacific Northwest public gardens with fuchsia collections.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023
The bird’s beak evolved to gather nectar from flowers with long tubular corollas, including a passionflower that is deeply reliant on the avian rapier for pollination.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 18, 2018
Stems remain with corollas of stamens around pods of undeveloped seeds, but the flowers, so enjoyed, are finished, and it all must be swept up and thrown away.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2017
Flowers are in large clusters, with corollas of rose color, or white tinged with pink.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by Brennan, W. A.
Strange to say, most of their brilliancy is due not to the corollas, but to the large petal-like bracts under the flowers and to the calyxes.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
