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Definition of petal - 6 dictionary results
pet⋅al
[pet-l] 
–noun
| one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. |
Origin:
1695–1705; < NL petalum petal, L: metal plate < Gk pétalon a thin plate, leaf, n. use of neut. of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, L patēre to stand open (see patent )
1695–1705; < NL petalum petal, L: metal plate < Gk pétalon a thin plate, leaf, n. use of neut. of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, L patēre to stand open (see patent )
Related forms:
pet⋅al⋅age, noun
petaled, petalled, adjective
pet⋅al⋅less, adjective
pet⋅al⋅like, adjective
-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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| pet·al (pět'l) n. One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs; a division of the corolla. [New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon, leaf; see petə- in Indo-European roots.] pet'aled, pet'alled adj. |
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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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.
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Language Translation for : petal
Spanish:
pétalo,
German:
das Blütenblatt,
Japanese:
花びら
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| 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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