Definitions for petalˈpɛt l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pet•alˈpɛt l(n.)

  1. one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.

    Category: Botany

Origin of petal:

1695–1705; < NL petalum; L: metal plate < Gk pétalon thin plate, leaf, n. use of neut. of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open

pet′aled(adj.)

pet′alled(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. petal, flower petal(noun)

    part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. petal(noun)ˈpɛt l

    one of the colored parts of a flower

    rose petals

Wiktionary

  1. petal(Noun)

    one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

  2. petal(Noun)

    Term of endearment.

  3. Origin: From πέταλον.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Petal(noun)

    one of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower

  2. Petal(noun)

    one of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini


Translations for petal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

petal(noun)

one of the usually brightly coloured leaf-like parts of a flower

This rose has yellow petals edged with pink.

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