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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
/ ĕ′l /
- 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 51Թ Forms
- a· noun
- a a adjective
- a· adjective
- a· adjective
- un·a adjective
- un·a adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petal1
Origin of petal2
Example Sentences
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.
To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.
But everyone is at least a little insincere, even the killer, whose mocking arrangements of rose petals and dismembered organs resemble a high school promposal.
In between the customers, vendors were constantly on the move, expertly shifting buckets of flowers from nearby coolers onto the floor or stripping faded petals and leaves from new bunches of flowers.
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