PETALOID

petaloid

(adjective) resembling a flower petal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

petaloid (comparative more petaloid, superlative most petaloid)

(botany) Resembling the petal of a flower.

Anagrams

• lipoated, pidolate, podetial

Source: Wiktionary


Pet"al*oid, a. Etym: [Petal + -oid: cf. F. pétaloïde.] (Bot.)

Definition: Petaline.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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