petal

pet·al  (ptl)

n.

One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs; a division of the corolla.

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[New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon, leaf; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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petaled, petalled adj.

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petal [ˈpɛt^əl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured

[from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open]

petaline  adj

petal-like  adj

petalled  adj

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petal  (ptl)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

petal - part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored flower petal floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower corolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"

Translations

petal [ˈpetl] N → pétalo m

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petal [ˈpɛt^əl] n → pétale m
PE teacher n → professeur mf de sport

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petal

n → Blütenblatt nt; settle petal! (Brit inf: = calm down) → beruhige dich, jetzt komm mal runter (inf)

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petal [ˈpɛtl] n → petalo

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petal [ˈpɛtl] n → petalo

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petal

n petal [ˈpetl]

one of the usually brightly coloured leaf-like parts of a flower This rose has yellow petals edged with pink. blomblaar بَتْلَه، تُوَيْجِيَّه венчелистче korunní plátek kronblad das Blütenblatt πέταλο pétalo kroonleht گلبرگ terälehti pétale עָלֶה-כּוֹתֶרֶת पंखुडी़ latica szirom(levél) daun bunga krónublað petalo 花びら 꽃잎 žiedlapis ziedlapa kelopak bunga bloemblad kronblad płatek pétala petală лепесток okvetný lístok cvetni list latica kronblad กลีบดอกไม้ taç yaprak 花瓣 пелюстка پنکھڑي cánh hoa 花瓣