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petalled

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pet·al  (ptl)
n.
One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs; a division of the corolla.

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

petaled, petalled adj.
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Adj.1.petalled - (of flowers) having petals


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