Meaning of PETAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'petl
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| | Definition: | | [n] part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
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| | Synonyms: | | flower petal |
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| | See Also: | | corolla, floral leaf | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pet"al\, n. [Gr. ? a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr.
? outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p['e]tale. See {Fathom}.]
1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored
leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of
{Flower}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a
rosette on the black of certain Echini.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing petals in your dream indicates a broken relationship or a rift in a friendship. It also represents regret and guilt. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and colored conspicuously. |
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| | Related Terms: | | androecium, anther, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, cotyledon, epicalyx, flag, floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, gynoecium, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, needle, perianth, pile, pine needle, pistil, receptacle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stamen, stigma, stipula, stipule, style, torus |
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