PETAL


Meaning of PETAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-t ə l ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon; akin to Greek petannynai to spread out — more at fathom

Date: circa 1726

: one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower — see flower illustration

• pet·aled or pet·alled -t ə ld adjective

• pet·al·like -t ə l-ˌ(l)īk adjective

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