Definition of corolla

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Corolla (n.) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom..

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Dichlamydeous :: Dichlamydeous (a.) Having two coverings, a calyx and in corolla..
Corollary :: Corollary (n.) That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous..
Rosaceous :: Rosaceous (a.) Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla..
Ringent :: Ringent (a.) Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.
Melostemonous :: Melostemonous (a.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.
Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..
Personate :: Personate (a.) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon..
Labiate :: Labiate (a.) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip..
Throatwort :: Throatwort (n.) A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.
Tetrapetalous :: Tetrapetalous (a.) Containing four distinct petals, or flower leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corolla..
Corollaries :: Corollaries (pl. ) of Corollar.
Labiose :: Labiose (a.) Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas.
Unilabiate :: Unilabiate (a.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla..
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla..
Epipetalous :: Epipetalous (a.) Borne on the petals or corolla.
Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.
Attire :: Attire (n.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla..
Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort..
Paracorolla :: Paracorolla (n.) A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus..
Anthophore :: Anthophore (n.) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family..
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