- petal pet·al n
- ['pɛtl]
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petal — [pet′ l] n. [ModL petalum < ML(Ec), a thin metal plate < Gr petalon, leaf < petalos, outspread < IE base * pet , to spread out > FATHOM] any of the component parts, or leaves, of a corolla: see FLOWER petaled adj. petalled … English World dictionary
Petal — Pet al, n. [Gr. ? a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. ? outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p[ e]tale. See {Fathom}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of {Flower}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pet|al|ine — «PEHT uh lihn, lyn», adjective. 1. having to do with a petal. 2. attached to a petal. 3. resembling a petal. ╂[< petal + ine1] … Useful english dictionary
petal — 1726, from Mod.L. petalum petal (1649), from Gk. petalon leaf, thin plate, originally neut. of adj. petalos outspread, broad, flat, from PIE root *pet to spread out … Etymology dictionary
petal — pet•al [[t]ˈpɛt l[/t]] n. bot one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower • Etymology: 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… … From formal English to slang
petal — pet|al [ˈpetl] n ↑leaf, ↑petal, ↑stem, ↑stalk [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: petalum, from Greek petalon] one of the coloured parts of a flower that are shaped like leaves ▪ rose petals ▪ The flower has seven petals … Dictionary of contemporary English
pet|al|if|er|ous — «PEHT uh LIHF uhr uhs», adjective. bearing petals. ╂[< petal + ferous] … Useful english dictionary
pet|a|lo|dy — «PEHT uh LOH dee», noun. a condition in flowers in which other organs assume the appearance of petals, as the stamens in most double flowers. ╂[< Greek petal ēs leaflike (< pétalon petal) + English y3] … Useful english dictionary
pet|al|oid — «PEHT uh loyd», adjective. having the form of a petal; resembling petals in texture and color, as certain bracts … Useful english dictionary
petal — pet|al [ petl ] noun count one of the colored parts around the center of a flower: rose petals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petal — pet·al … English syllables
