Definitions for petalˈpɛt l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pet•alˈpɛt l(n.)
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
petal, flower petal(noun)
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
petal(noun)ˈpɛt l
one of the colored parts of a flower
rose petals
Wiktionary
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.
petal(Noun)
Term of endearment.
Origin: From πέταλον.
Webster Dictionary
Petal(noun)
one of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower
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.
- blomblaarAfrikaans
- بَتْلَه، تُوَيْجِيَّهArabic
- венчелистчеBulgarian
- pétalaPortuguese (BR)
- korunní plátekCzech
- das BlütenblattGerman
- kronbladDanish
- πέταλοGreek
- pétaloSpanish
- kroonlehtEstonian
- گلبرگFarsi
- terälehtiFinnish
- pétaleFrench
- עָלֶה-כּוֹתֶרֶתHebrew
- पंखुडी़Hindi
- laticaCroatian
- szirom(levél)Hungarian
- daun bungaIndonesian
- krónublaðIcelandic
- petaloItalian
- 花びらJapanese
- 꽃잎Korean
- žiedlapisLithuanian
- ziedlapaLatvian
- kelopak bungaMalay
- bloembladDutch
- kronbladNorwegian
- płatekPolish
- گلبرگPersian
- ګلپاڼى ، دګلونوپاڼيPashto
- pétalaPortuguese
- petalăRomanian
- лепестокRussian
- okvetný lístokSlovak
- cvetni listSlovenian
- laticaSerbian
- kronbladSwedish
- กลีบดอกไม้Thai
- taç yaprakTurkish
- 花瓣Chinese (Trad.)
- пелюсткаUkrainian
- پنکھڑيUrdu
- cánh hoaVietnamese
- 花瓣Chinese (Simp.)
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