petals
plural of petal
• leptas, palest, palets, pastel, peltas, plates, pleats, septal, staple, tepals
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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
