About The Word Petal
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Petal
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What's The Definition Of Petal?
[n] part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Synonyms | Synonyms for Petal: flower petal Related Terms | Find terms related to Petal: androecium | anther | blade | bract | bracteole | bractlet | calyx | carpel | corolla | corolla tube | corona | cotyledon | epicalyx | flag | floral leaf | foliole | frond | glume | gynoecium | involucre | involucrum | lamina | leaf | leaflet | lemma | ligule | megasporophyll | microsporophyll | needle | perianth | pile | pine needle | pistil | receptacle | seed leaf | sepal | spathe | spear | spire | stamen | stigma | stipula | stipule | style | torus See Also | corolla | floral leaf Petal In Webster's Dictionary \Pet"al\, n. [Gr. ? a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr.
? outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p['e]tale. See {Fathom}.]
1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored
leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of
{Flower}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a
rosette on the black of certain Echini.
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