corolla meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

corolla

nounalso spelled Corolla

US /kəˈɹoʊlə/ · UK /kəˈɹəʊlə/

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

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences 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.

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.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 125:

Derived terms: corollet, corolliferous, corolliform, paracorolla
Related terms: corolline, corollate, corollaceous, petal, perianth, tepal, calyx, sepal

Corolla

noun

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of Toyota Corolla.

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.2022 March 31, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “The Toyota GR Corolla is a mean-looking high-performance hatchback”, in CNN Business:
So vehicles, like some Toyota Corollas, have a 160-mph speedometer despite coming nowhere close to reaching such speeds.2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business: