Definition of petal
: one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower — see flower illustration
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Examples of petal in a Sentence
flowers with pink and white petals
Recent Examples of petal from the Web
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The necks of the smaller flowers break and their petals flutter away, and before long they are buried underground.
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After walking the 2017 Met Gala carpet in a pouf dress covered in scraps of fabric and petals from Comme des Garcons Fall 2016 collection, Rihanna added her signature Bad Gal Riri edge with a pair of custom thigh-high lace-up sandals from DSquared2.
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JSTOR Global Plants Twitter feed Botanists stare at dead leaves, petals, and seeds all day, which doesn’t sound like an exciting way to pass the time.
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Origin and Etymology of petal
New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon; akin to Greek petannynai to spread out — more at fathom
First Known Use: 1712
PETAL Defined for English Language Learners
petal
playDefinition of petal for English Language Learners
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: one of the soft, colorful parts of a flower
PETAL Defined for Kids
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: one of the often brightly colored leaflike outer parts of a flower
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