corolla
Syllables: co·rol·la/kəˈɹəʊlə/US/kəˈɹoʊlə/
corolla noun: 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.
Noun (1)
corolla (plural corollas or corollae or corollæ)
- 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.
- 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.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 125
Proper noun capitalized: Corolla
Corolla
- A surname.
- Corolla asked Miller if the two were friends following filming.2022 October 10, Marianne Garvey, “T.J. Miller says he wasn’t asked to return for ‘Deadpool 3’”, in CNN
Noun (2) capitalized: Corolla
Corolla (plural Corollas)
- Ellipsis of Toyota Corolla.
- Over the decades – the Corolla model has been in production since 1966 – there have been some fun, high-performance versions of the compact car, though.2022 March 31, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “The Toyota GR Corolla is a mean-looking high-performance hatchback”, in CNN Business
- So vehicles, like some Toyota Corollas, have a 160-mph speedometer despite coming nowhere close to reaching such speeds.2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business
corolla meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
corolla in Hindi
- कोरोला
corolla in Marathi
- whorl of a flower
- दली dalī
corolla in Urdu
- کورولا
corolla in Bengali
- কোরোলা
More languagesFewer languages
- corolla in Malayalam
- കൊറോള, കോറോല
- corolla in Punjabi
- ਕੋਰੋਲਾ
- corolla in Gujarati
- કોરોલા, કરોલા, કોરોલ્લા
- corolla in Odia
- କୋରୋଲା
- corolla in Assamese
- দলমণ্ডল dolomondol
- corolla in Nepali
- कोरोला
- corolla in Tagalog
- korola
- corolla in Arabic
- تُوَيْج tuwayj, تاج tāj
Forms of corolla
| plural | corollas |
|---|---|
| plural | corollae |
| plural | corollæ |
| plural | Corollas |
Origin of corolla
From Latin corōlla (“small garland, chaplet or wreath”), diminutive of corōna (“garland, chaplet, wreath”).
Words formed from corolla
Questions about corolla
- What does corolla mean?
- Corolla means 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.
- What is corolla in Hindi?
- Corolla in Hindi is कोरोला. See Corolla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is corolla?
- Corolla can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce corolla?
- Corolla is pronounced /kəˈɹoʊlə/ (US).
- What is the plural of corolla?
- The plural of corolla is corollas.
Words near corolla in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: corolla (page history and authors); Corolla (page history and authors); corolla (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corolla (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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