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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pet•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 © 2024pet•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
- 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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