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corolla

co·rolla

UK/kəˈɹəʊlə/ US/kəˈɹoʊlə/ rare

noun

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(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”

Origin

From Latin corōlla (“small garland, chaplet or wreath”), diminutive of corōna (“garland, chaplet, wreath”).

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