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PETAL
petal, flower petal
(noun) part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
petal (plural petals)
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
Term of endearment.
Anagrams
• Patel, Plate, leapt, lepta, palet, pelta, plate, platé, pleat, tepal
Source: Wiktionary
Pet"al, n. Etym: [Gr. pétale. See Fathom.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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