PETALLIKE

Meaning of PETALLIKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: resembling a petal

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PETALLIKE — adjective see: petal
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PETALLIKE — see petal
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PETAL — — petalage , n. — petaled, petalled , adj. — petalless , adj. — petallike , adj. /pet"l/ , n. …
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DOGWOOD FAMILY — the plant family Cornaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, small flowers often surrounded by showy, petallike …
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DAISY WHEEL — a small metal or plastic wheel with raised, fully formed letter, numbers, and symbols on the tips of petallike spokes: …
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IRIS — in anatomy, pigmented muscular curtain at the front of the eye, between the cornea and the lens and perforated by …
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THYMELAEALES — the mezereum order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, comprising the family Thymelaeaceae, with 40 genera of shrubs, some trees, and a …
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THELIGONALES — problematic order of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing one family (Theligonaceae, sometimes called Cynocrambaceae) and one genus (Theligonum) with three species …
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PORTULACACEAE — the purslane family of flowering plants, in the order Caryophyllales, with about 15 genera and 500 species of herbs or …
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