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  1. petals

    Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of modified leaves called sepals, that collectively form the calyx and lie just beneath the corolla. The calyx and the corolla together make up the perianth, the non-reproductive portion of a flower. When the petals and sepals of a flower are difficult to distinguish, they are collectively called tepals. Examples of plants in which the term tepal is appropriate include genera such as Aloe and Tulipa. Conversely, genera such as Rosa and Phaseolus have well-distinguished sepals and petals. When the undifferentiated tepals resemble petals, they are referred to as "petaloid", as in petaloid monocots, orders of monocots with brightly colored tepals. Since they include Liliales, an alternative name is lilioid monocots. Although petals are usually the most conspicuous parts of animal-pollinated flowers, wind-pollinated species, such as the grasses, either have very small petals or lack them entirely (apetalous).

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  1. petalsnoun

    Plural noun of the word petal.

    The flower has the most beautiful and colorful petals, that is why we love and grow them in our garden, we cut them and give them as gifts to our neighbors, friends and family.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2016  

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Anagrams for petals »

  1. palest

  2. pastel

  3. plates

  4. pleats

  5. septal

  6. staple

  7. tepals

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of petals in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of petals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of petals in a Sentence

  1. Amit Ray:

    You are a cosmic flower. Om chanting is the process of opening the psychic petals of that flower.

  2. Carol Touchstone:

    We have 4,585 petals that were all hand-cut and traced, we used tape, glue and Charmin.

  3. Robert M. Pursig, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance":

    I think that their flight from and hatred of technology is self-defeating. The Buddha rests quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer of the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha--which is to demean oneself.

  4. Photographer Johnny Joo:

    See, many people can recognize an enchanting world within every raindrop rested atop the petals of a blossoming pink dahlia, but fail to notice how captivating they can still be when sat upon faded glass.

  5. Charles de LEUSSE:

    The petals of their lips don't have the thorn of bodies. (Les pétales de leur lèvres N'ont pas l'épine des corps)

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