: 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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The light made a corolla in the airspace of the double glass.
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New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
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, 18 Apr. 2018
Double Otto’. The 2-inch-wide double flowers feature deeply flared scarlet sepals with double, dark-purple corollas.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2017
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New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
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, 18 Apr. 2018
Double Otto’. The 2-inch-wide double flowers feature deeply flared scarlet sepals with double, dark-purple corollas.
—Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2017
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“Corolla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corolla. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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