English noun: corolla | |||
1. | corolla (plant) (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth | ||
Samples | We cultivate the flower for its corolla. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl | ||
Part holonym | corona, flower petal, petal | ||
Part meronym | chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||