English language
Toggle Transcript
petal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flower petal |
| Type of | floral leaf |
| Derivation | petalous |
Examples of petal
petal
Fried to a crunch, they are served with a startling and luscious rose petal jam.
From the tennessean.com
Each stab or swath is instantly encapsulated, forming a leaf or petal or stamen.
From the washingtonpost.com
Pressing any button blows the wind harder, which in turn moves the petal faster.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He stares at the rose that is tattooed on her arm and sees a real petal fall off.
From the time.com
They hand it over in a plastic cup with a wide, petal-like collar to catch drips.
From the thenewstribune.com
A vast, veined leaf or petal expands and folds in heart-stoppingly slow motion.
From the timesunion.com
Commercial chemicals can cut down on the problems associated with petal blight.
From the newsobserver.com
Her mother, Judy Watkins, picked a petal-pink coverall to lay her baby to rest.
From the suntimes.com
I'm holding the petal for Emmy to jump down into the petals, so she'll be safe.
From the scienceblogs.com
- Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals, that collectively form the calyx and lie just beneath the corolla...
- (Petals) The outermost segments of a flower.
- (petals) The segment of the flowers, usually colored.
- (Petals) Uppermost, leaf-like structures of a flower that are usually brightly coloured; collectively the petals form the corolla.
- (Petals) A daylily blossom typically has six petaloids.The upper three are called petals.
- (Petals) Flat + leaf-shaped organs usually produced in a whorl immediately outside the fertile organs, i.e. ovary and stamens. Petals are usually soft in texture and often brightly coloured.
- (Petals) Mostly colored to attract pollinating insects and are framed by sepals.
- (Petals) an individual member of the corolla, orchids have 3
