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petal
pet·al [ pétt'l ] (plural pet·als)


noun 
Definition:
 
colored part of flower: one of the showy colored parts of a flower in bloom. The ring of petals forms the corolla of a plant.
[Early 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek petalon "leaf"]

pet·aled [ pétt'ld ] adjective
pet·al·ine [ pétt'l n, pétt'lin ] adjective
pet·al·oid adjective
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