: 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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Ángel Jiménez del Aguila, who died in 2010, need only follow the trail of flower petals, the scent of smoldering copal and the rhythm of danzón music to find his old front door, where his wife and children wait for him.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Botanical Heart-Shaped Sugar Cubes Add a bouquet of flavor to tea and cocktails with these colorful sugar cubes made with petals from roses, lavender, and blue cornflowers.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
As part of the holiday, which is rooted in indigenous culture, families will create a trail of marigold petals from their front doors to their altars to help guide spirits home.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The movement—based on work created exclusively for the maison by renowned Swiss automaton maker François Junod—was specially made to manage the weight of the solid-gold petals.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Botanical Heart-Shaped Sugar Cubes Add a bouquet of flavor to tea and cocktails with these colorful sugar cubes made with petals from roses, lavender, and blue cornflowers.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
As part of the holiday, which is rooted in indigenous culture, families will create a trail of marigold petals from their front doors to their altars to help guide spirits home.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The movement—based on work created exclusively for the maison by renowned Swiss automaton maker François Junod—was specially made to manage the weight of the solid-gold petals.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Petal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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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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