noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌkɔɹəˈnɪlə/
rhymes with -ɪlə
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of the genus Coronilla of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 2
The lyreleaf greeneyes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: axseed, crown vetch, Coronilla varia
History
Etymology
From New Latin coronilla, from Latin corona (“crown”) + Spanish -illa.