[pet.al] n [NL petalum, fr. Gk petalon; akin to Gk petannynai to spread out--more at fathom] (ca. 1726): one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower--see flower illustration -- pet.aled or pet.alled adj -- pet.al.like adj
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Meaning of PETAL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012