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petal [pet-l] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of petal 1695–1705; New Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate Greek pétalon a thin plate, leaf, noun use of neuter of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, Latin patēre to stand open (see patent)Related formspet·al·age, nounpet·aled, pet·alled, adjectivepet·al·less, adjectivepet·al·like, adjectiveun·pet·aled, adjectiveun·pet·alled, adjectiveCan be confusedpedal peddle petal Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for petaled Historical Examples of petaled
The flashing, petaled heart was woven of living rainbows of cold flame.
A. Merritt
The Disan took a hook-shaped object from his waist and thrust it into the petaled orifice.
Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for petaled petal noun any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured Derived Formspetaline, adjectivepetal-like, adjectivepetalled, adjectiveWord Origin for petal C18: from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for petaled petal n.
1726 (earlier petala, 1704), from Modern Latin petalum “petal” (17c.), from Greek petalon “a leaf; leaf of metal, thin plate,” noun use of neuter of adj. petalos “outspread, broad, flat,” from PIE root *pete- “to spread out” (see pace (n.)). Related: Petaline.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper petaled in Science petal [pĕt′l] One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower surrounding the reproductive organs. Petals are attached to the receptacle underneath the carpels and stamens and may be separate or joined at their bases. As a group, the petals are called the corolla. See more at flower. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
