petal

noun

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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Other Words from petal

petaled or petalled \ ˈpe-tᵊld

\ adjective

petallike \ ˈpe-tᵊl-ˌ(l)īk

\ adjective

Examples of petal in a Sentence

flowers with pink and white petals

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The whole apartment had candles and rose petals everywhere. — Charles Curtis, For The Win, "Gisele Bundchen reveals the alarming way Tom Brady proposed," 14 June 2018 Brandish your light sabers and leave a trail of pastel rose petals, astro babes. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes July 16-22," 13 July 2018 The notes include watermelon, bergamot, juicy pineapple, apple blossom, peony petals, fresh jasmine, cedarwood, sunkissed amber, and musk. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kim Kardashian Is Dropping Three New Perfumes Inspired By Her Kimojis," 9 July 2018 The petals are unpainted silver and the center is a brassy yellow. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award finalist: "Nothing Less Than 20,000 Watts" by Susan Finch," 2 June 2018 But just weeks later, a dark goo, believed to be from the insects, again coated the petals of flowers carved into the marble. — Shashank Bengali, latimes.com, "How air pollution, a dying river and swarms of defecating insects threaten the Taj Mahal," 22 May 2018 BACON ROSES Ingredients: 1 pack thick cut bacon 1 bunch fake roses Toothpicks Instructions: Preheat oven to 375F Start by tearing off the flower petals until you're left with a bare, empty stem. — Fox News, "Chef Mark Bailey's Last-Minute Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner!," 14 Feb. 2018 The final garnish is a mound of flower petals dropped from a wood spoon. — Michael Bauer, SFChronicle.com, "Atelier Crenn: SF’s newest 4-star restaurant," 29 June 2018 Aggressive selection and hybridization has turned the male parts of many plants, called stamen, into an extra set of petals, creating a gorgeous but entirely useless blossom, Dupin tells me. — Harrison Takoff, Smithsonian, "Why You Can Walk Into a Store and Buy a Nearly Extinct Animal," 2 Apr. 2018

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