■ noun each of the segments of the corolla of a flower.
Derivatives
~ine adjective
-~led adjective
~-like adjective
~oid adjective
Origin
C18: from mod. L. ~um (in late L. 'metal plate'), from Gk ~on 'leaf', neut. (used asnoun) of ~os 'outspread'.
■ noun each of the segments of the corolla of a flower.
Derivatives
~ine adjective
-~led adjective
~-like adjective
~oid adjective
Origin
C18: from mod. L. ~um (in late L. 'metal plate'), from Gk ~on 'leaf', neut. (used asnoun) of ~os 'outspread'.
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