petal
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l noun
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Neo-Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate < Greek pétalon a thin plate, leaf, noun use of neuter of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, Latin patēre to stand open (see patent)
1695–1705; < Neo-Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate < Greek pétalon a thin plate, leaf, noun use of neuter of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, Latin patēre to stand open (see patent)
Related forms
pet·al·age, noun
pet·aled, pet·alled, adjective
pet·al·less, adjective
pet·al·like, adjective
un·pet·aled, adjective
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-petal
a combining form meaning “seeking, moving toward” that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: acropetal.
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petal (ˈpɛtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured | |
| [C18: from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open] | |
| 'petaline | |
| —adj | |
| 'petal-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'petalled | |
| —adj | |
| -petal | |
| —adj combining form | |
| seeking: centripetal | |
| [from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek] | |
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Word Origin & History
petal
1726, from Mod.L. petalum "petal" (1649), from Gk. petalon "leaf, thin plate," originally neut. of adj. petalos "outspread, broad, flat," from PIE base *pet- "to spread out."
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Medical Dictionary
-petal suff.
Moving toward: basipetal.
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Science Dictionary
| petal (pět'l) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Example sentences
He stares at the rose that is tattooed on her arm and sees a real petal fall off.
Before cutting the silicon into the petal shape, the team treated it to form the conductive regions that make a solar cell work.
Used especially to describe a leaf or petal base that is narrowly triangular.
The package includes two nights in a deluxe room and rose petal turn-down service.
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