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corona noun

  /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ , /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
  • The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
corona solar
  • (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
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  • The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
  • (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
  • (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.
  • The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
corona

corona noun

  /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ , /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
  • (informal, also, attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
corona

corona noun

  /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ , /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
  • (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
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