corolla

co·rol·la

C5681100 (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.

corolla

(kəˈrɒlə) n (Botany) the petals of a flower collectively, forming an inner floral envelope. Compare calyx[C17 dim. of L corōna crown]

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. [1665–75; < Latin: little garland =corōn(a) garland, corona + -la diminutive suffix; see -ule] cor•rol′late (kəˈrɒl ɪt, ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-) adj.

co·rol·la

(kə-rŏl′ə, kə-rō′lə) The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit. See more at flower.

Thesaurus

Noun

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"phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsflower petal, petal - part of the perianth that is usually brightly coloredcorona - (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flowerchlamys, 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 pistilscurl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coil, roll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Translations

corollecorola

corolla

corolla:

see petalpetal,
one of the four basic parts of a flower, next innermost organ from the sepal. The whorl of petals is known collectively as the corolla [Lat.,=little crown]. The number of petals is usually constant within groups (e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. .

Corolla

in flowers, the inner circle of small leaves (petals) of a double perianth. Petals forming the corolla may be free, separate (polypetalous corollas) or united (gamopetalous corollas, which have developed in the course of evolution from the polypetalous ones). The corolla is the most noticeable part of the flower, and in speaking of flowers one usually has in mind the corolla. The color of the corolla depends mainly on special pigments (anthocyanins and flavones) dissolved in the cell fluid. The biological role of the corolla is to make the flower more noticeable to insects that carry out cross-pollination of plants and to protect the stamens and the pistil. In the process of plant evolution the corolla developed from modified stamens that had lost their anthers or (more rarely) from top leaves. The endless variety of corollas in shape, detail of structure, color, and the like is a valuable aid in the taxonomy of plants.

corolla

[kə′räl·ə] (botany) Collectively, the petals of a flower.

corolla

the petals of a flower collectively, forming an inner floral envelope

corolla

co·rol·la

corolla

co•rol•la

co·rol·la

corolla

corolla:

Corolla

corolla

corolla

corolla

corolla

corolla

Words related to corolla

noun (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth

Related Words