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corollae

corollae is the plural of corolla.

Meaning of corolla

Noun

corolla (plural corollas or corollae or corollæ)

  1. 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

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Questions about corollae

What is corollae the plural of?
Corollae is the plural of corolla.

Words near corollae in the dictionary

  1. Coroisânmărtin
  2. Corojo
  3. corol
  4. corolla
  5. corollaceous
  6. corollae
  7. corollarial
  8. corollarially
  9. corollaries
  10. corollarily
  11. corollary

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