n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' rä-l ə , - ' r ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of corona
Date: circa 1753
: the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth
– co · rol · late \ k ə - ' rä-l ə t; ' ko ̇ r- ə - ˌ l ā t, ' kär- \ adjective