corona

Noun

• a long cigar with blunt ends

• (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

• one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object

• an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

• (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

• the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  corona discharge , corposant , St. Elmo's fire , Saint Elmo's fire , Saint Elmo's light , Saint Ulmo's fire , Saint Ulmo's light , electric glow , aureole