-petal

-petal

suff.

Moving toward: basipetal.

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[From New Latin -petus, from Latin petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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-petal

adj combining form

seeking: centripetal.

[from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek]

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