Main Entry:

co·rol·la

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈrä-lə, -ˈrō-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of corona

Date:

circa 1753

: the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth

— co·rol·late \kə-ˈrä-lət; ˈkȯr-ə-ˌlāt, ˈkär-\ adjective