Corollanoun
(botany) An 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.
Personateverb
(transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
Corollanoun
The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom.
Personateverb
(transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
Corollanoun
(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth;
‘we cultivate the flower for its corolla’;
Personateverb
(transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
Personateverb
(transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
Personateverb
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.
Personateadjective
Having the throat of a corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip (in a way reminiscent of a mask), as in the flower of the snapdragon.
Personateverb
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.
‘In fable, hymn, or song so personatingTheir gods ridiculous.’;
Personateverb
To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion.
Personateverb
To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
Personateverb
To personify; to typify; to describe.
Personateverb
To play or assume a character.
Personateadjective
Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon.
Personateverb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions;
‘She posed as the Czar's daughter’;
Personateverb
attribute human qualities to something;
‘The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous’;
