-PETAL


Meaning of -PETAL in English

a combining form meaning "seeking, moving toward" that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: acropetal.

[ -pet ( us ) seeking, deriv. of L petere to seek + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .