ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈped. ə lˌän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from schiz- + Greek petalon leaf — more at petal
: a genus of So. American annual herbs (family Cruciferae) having lobed or sometimes pinnatifid leaves, racemose flowers with unequally cut long-clawed petals, and narrow pods