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Webster 1913 Edition

Petal

Pet′al

(pĕt′al; 277)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
πέταλον
a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr.
πέταλοσ
outspread, broad, flat: cf. F.
pétale
. 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.
(Zool.)
One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.

Webster 1828 Edition

Petal

PE'TAL

,
Noun.
[Gr. to expand; L. pateo.] In botany, a flower leaf. In flowers of one petal, the corol and petal are the same. In flowers of several petals, the corol is the whole,and the petals are the parts, or the petal is one of the leaves of which the whole corol is composed.

Definition 2024

petal

petal

See also: pètal

English

Noun

petal ‎(plural petals)

  1. (botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
  2. Term of endearment.
    • 2011, Jo Baker, The Picture Book
      She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal, it's okay.'

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέταλον ‎(pétalon), from πέταλος ‎(pétalos, “broad, flat”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pĕt'(ə)l, IPA(key): /ˈpɛt(ə)l/
    (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛtl̩/, [ˈpʰɛɾl̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɛt(ə)l
  • Homophones: peddle, pedal (in some dialects, including many US ones)

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