corolla

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Above the calyx is a broad spreading corolla which is white or brightly colored and is divided into several distinct parts called petals.

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  1. noun The petals of a flower considered as a group or unit and usually of a color other than green; the inner whorl of the perianth.

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  1. Latin corōlla, small garland, diminutive of corōna, garland; see corona.

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  1. A New Latin use of Latin corolla, a garland, a little crown, diminutive of corona, a crown: see corona, crown.
 

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/kəˈrɑlə/
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