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co·rol·la
(kə-rō′lə, -rŏl′ə)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′ (-rō′lāt′, -rŏl′āt′) adj.
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corolla
(kəˈrɒlə)n
(Botany) the petals of a flower collectively, forming an inner floral envelope. Compare calyx
[C17 dim. of L corōna crown]
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co•rol•la
(kəˈrɒl ə, -ˈroʊ lə)n., pl. -las.
the inner whorl of floral leaves of a flower, usu. other than green; the petals collectively.
cor•rol′late (kəˈrɒl ɪt, ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-) adj.
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co·rol·la
(kə-rŏl′ə, kə-rō′lə) The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit. See more at flower.
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| Noun | 1. |  corolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"flower petal, petal - part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored corona - (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
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corolla
n (Bot) → Blumenkrone f, → Korolla f (spec)
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