corolla

CEFRC1

/kəˈɹoʊlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The group of petals forming a flower's inner part.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Yanni was driving his Toyota Corolla from home to Algiers.

  • He drives a Toyota Corolla.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈɹɑlə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of Toyota Corolla.

  2. The 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.

More examples

In context

  • Corolla asked Miller if the two were friends following filming.

  • Our wet fingers touched and we formed a circle like the corolla of a flower, floating into the silence of the desert dawn with the ancient sun on our bodies.

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The bright red blank of the flower attracted many bees and butterflies.

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Origin

noun

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