corolla
noun
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Definition of corolla
: the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth
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ˈkȯr-ə-ˌlāt,
ˈkär-
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adjective
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The bird’s beak evolved to gather nectar from flowers with long tubular corollas, including a passionflower that is deeply reliant on the avian rapier for pollination. — National Geographic, "Inside the Black Market Hummingbird Love Charm Trade," 18 Apr. 2018 In North America, Toyota builds Corolla cars in Canada and Mississippi and announced plans in 2015 to shift Canadian Corolla production to a new $1 billion plant in Mexico. — Reuters, Fortune, "Toyota and Rival Mazda Could Be About to Build a $1.6 Billion Assembly Plant in U.S.," 3 Aug. 2017 Toyota builds Corollas in Cambridge, Ontario, as well as in Blue Springs, Miss. — Motoko Rich, New York Times, "Trump’s Twitter Warning to Toyota Unsettles Japanese Carmakers," 6 Jan. 2017 One user tracked every drop of gas ever put into his Corolla and then entered it into Gas Cubby. — Keith Barry, WIRED, "Gas Cubby iTunes App Will Survive Low Fuel Prices," 10 Dec. 2008 The models are as follows, and they’ve been added to our list below: 2009–2011 Corolla and Matrix, 2011 Sienna, 2006–2011 Yaris, 2010–2011 4Runner, 2008–2011 Scion xB, 2007–2011 Lexus ES, 2010–2011 Lexus GX, 2006–2011 Lexus IS. — Clifford Atiyeh And Rusty Blackwell, Car and Driver, "Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles," 26 June 2017 Double Otto’. The 2-inch-wide double flowers feature deeply flared scarlet sepals with double, dark-purple corollas. — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, "Beautifully bright hummingbird magnets put the ‘hardy’ in hardy fuchsias," 14 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corolla.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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corolla
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Kids Definition of corolla
: the part of a flower that is formed by the petals
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