Associations to the word «Corolla»

Pictures for the word «Corolla»

Wiktionary

COROLLA, noun. (botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

Dictionary definition

COROLLA, noun. (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".

Wise words

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