Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corolla

/kəˈɹoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: co-rol-la
IPA: /kəˈɹoʊlə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

name

noun

Ellipsis of Toyota Corolla.

Example Sentences

"Our wet fingers touched and we formed a circle like the corolla of a flower, floating into the silence of the desert dawn with the ancient sun on our bodies."
"Corolla asked Miller if the two were friends following filming."
"Over the decades – the Corolla model has been in production since 1966 – there have been some fun, high-performance versions of the compact car, though."
"So vehicles, like some Toyota Corollas, have a 160-mph speedometer despite coming nowhere close to reaching such speeds."

Etymology

From Latin corōlla (“small garland, chaplet or wreath”), diminutive of corōna (“garland, chaplet, wreath”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: corōlla

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈɹoʊlə/
British English: /kəˈɹəʊlə/

Inflected Forms

corollas (plural) corollae (plural) corollæ (plural)

Derived Forms

catacorolla corollet corolliferous corolliform paracorolla

Frequently Paired Words

corolline corollate corollaceous petal perianth tepal calyx sepal

Rhymes With

allah guatemala kerala impala koala scala lala kampala alla bala mala amygdala

Questions

How do you pronounce corolla?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹoʊlə/.
What does corolla mean?: The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.
Where does corolla come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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