corolla

plural corollas · plural corollae · plural corollæ

1. biologyThe 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

1. A surname.

   Corolla asked Miller if the two were friends following filming.

   2022 October 10, Marianne Garvey, “T.J. Miller says he wasn’t asked to return for ‘Deadpool 3’”, in CNN

plural Corollas

1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Toyota Corolla.

   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

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   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