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coronilla

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkɔɹəˈnɪlə/
  • rhymes with -ɪlə

1

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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2

noun

Meaning 2

The lyreleaf greeneyes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

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.