— petalage , n. — petaled, petalled , adj. — petalless , adj. — petallike , adj.
/pet"l/ , n.
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. See diag. under flower .
[ 1695-1705; petalum petal, L: metal plate pétalon a thin plate, leaf, n. use of neut. of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, L patere to stand open (see PATENT) ]