英语词汇“petal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pet•al n. [countable]

Botanyone of the often colored parts of the main base of a flower.

pet•al n.

Botanyone of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. See diag. under flower.

Greek pétalon a thin plate, leaf, noun, nominal use of neuter of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, Latin patēre to stand open (see patent)
Neo-Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate
1695–1705

pet′al•age, n.
pet′aled, pet′alled, adj.
pet′al•less, adj.
pet′al•like′, adj.

-petal,

a combining form meaning "seeking, moving toward'' that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:acropetal.

Neo-Latin -pet(us) seeking, derivative of Latin petere to seek + -al¹

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petal /ˈpɛt^əl/ n

any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open

ˈpetaline adj ˈpetal-ˌlike adj ˈpetalled adj

-petal adj combining form

seeking: centripetal

Etymology: from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek

单词	petal
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pet•al /ˈpɛtəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Botanyone of the often colored parts of the main base of a flower. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pet•al (pet′l),USA pronunciation n. Botanyone of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower. See diag. under flower. Greek pétalon a thin plate, leaf, noun, nominal use of neuter of pétalos spread out, akin to petannýnai to be open, Latin patēre to stand open (see patent) Neo-Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate 1695–1705 pet′al•age, n. pet′aled, pet′alled, adj. pet′al•less, adj. pet′al•like′, adj. -petal, a combining form meaning "seeking, moving toward'' that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:acropetal. Neo-Latin -pet(us) seeking, derivative of Latin petere to seek + -al¹ Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: petal /ˈpɛt^əl/ n any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open ˈpetaline adj ˈpetal-ˌlike adj ˈpetalled adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -petal adj combining form seeking: centripetal Etymology: from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek
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