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petal
1[ pet-l ]
noun
- one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
-petal
2- a combining form meaning “seeking, moving toward” that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:
acropetal.
-petal
1combining form
- seeking
centripetal
petal
2/ ˈɛə /
noun
- any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured
petal
- One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower surrounding the reproductive organs. Petals are attached to the receptacle underneath the carpels and stamens and may be separate or joined at their bases. As a group, the petals are called the corolla .
- See more at flower
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, adjective
- ˈٲ, adjective
- ˈٲ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- a· noun
- a a adjective
- a· adjective
- a· adjective
- un·a adjective
- un·a adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of petal1
Origin of petal2
Example Sentences
In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.
But when you pull out the petals, they transform into individual mini ashtrays, and the stamens become pokers or packers.
One image features these huge, oversize petals that are flexible.
The heavy rains of the last few winters helped nurture scattered wildflower seeds, creating a dazzling burst of flowers in the spring that attracts butterflies and bees to the vivid petals.
There are too many leaves, too many petals and too many pores on the fully animated dwarfs, who bound into the movie with noses the size of pears.
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