petal

petal
—petalage, n. —petaled, petalled, adj. —petalless, adj. —petallike, adj.
/pet"l/, n.
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. See diag. under flower.
[1695-1705; < NL petalum petal, L: metal plate < Gk pétalon a thin plate, leaf, n. use of neut. of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, L patere to stand open (see PATENT)]

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