petal

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pet·al | \ ˈpe-tᵊl

Definition of petal

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web In the interim, though, visually marking spring's final bloom is as easy as a lip painted in the pink of a peony petal. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 June 2021 The different tips all have unique shapes, such as leaf, petal, stars, thin line or thick lines, and many more. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021 Already versed in Golden Age fashion thanks to her plum part as O.G. it-girl Marion Davies in Mank, Amanda Seyfried dazzled in crimson Armani Privé pleats that curved into the shape of a flower petal. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2021 The projection visualized every death to COVID-19 in Arizona as a single petal floating in and out of frame, with every two seconds representing a day of the last 15 months. — Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2021 Then, dig in by using your fingers; grab hold of an outer petal and pull it away from the artichoke. — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021 To eat, pick individual petals off each artichoke quarter and pull through your teeth to scrape off the thin layer of tender flesh at the base of each petal. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2021 Here are a few ideas for your petal-peeping expeditions. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2021 The flower is quite striking to look at, with a huge potatolike pod, called the spadix, rising out of a frilly and fantastically colored spath, which resembles a petal. — Karl J. P. Smith, Scientific American, 29 July 2016

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