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■ noun Botany the petals of a flower, typically forming a whorl within the sepals and enclosing the reproductive organs.
Origin
C17: from L., dimin. of corona 'wreath, crown'.
[ kə'rɒlə ]
■ noun Botany the petals of a flower, typically forming a whorl within the sepals and enclosing the reproductive organs.
Origin
C17: from L., dimin. of corona 'wreath, crown'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004