: one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower see flower illustration
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flowers with pink and white petals
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Its usual way moves in with a privacy that rips out plantings ragged and diseased a leap exhilarating away in unheard-of petals.
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Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Some flowers have multiple rows of petals (double flowering), although single flowers are the norm.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Every year, the town of Kazanlak and its surrounding villages hold a festival where visitors can watch growers picking their roses early in the morning, pulling off the petals before the dew disappears.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
The bright and cheery cups are rounded out by the Gradient Petal multipurpose cup ($20), which is designed with abstract blue and purple petals.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Some flowers have multiple rows of petals (double flowering), although single flowers are the norm.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Every year, the town of Kazanlak and its surrounding villages hold a festival where visitors can watch growers picking their roses early in the morning, pulling off the petals before the dew disappears.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
The bright and cheery cups are rounded out by the Gradient Petal multipurpose cup ($20), which is designed with abstract blue and purple petals.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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petal
noun
pet·al
ˈpet-ᵊl 
: one of the often brightly colored modified leaves that make up the corolla of a flower
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