corolla (redirected from corollas)

co·rol·la  (k-rl, -rl)

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.

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[Latin corlla, small garland, diminutive of corna, garland; see corona.]

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co·rollate (-rlt) adj.

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corolla

Noun

the petals of a flower collectively [Latin: garland]

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corolla  (k-rl, k-rl)

The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit. See more at flower.

Thesaurus

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" phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants 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 curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coil, roll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)