| petal | 1. <plant biology> A member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and coloured conspicuously. 2. <suffix> Seeking; movement toward the part indicated by the main portion of the word. Origin: L. Peto, to seek, strive for (05 Mar 2000) |
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| petaled | <botany> Having petals; as, a petaled flower; opposed to apetalous, and much used in compounds; as, one-petaled, three-petaled, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petaliform | <botany> Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petaline | <botany> Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal. Origin: Cf. F. Petalin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petalism | A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots. Origin: Gr, fr. A leaf: cf. F. Petalisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petalite | <chemical> A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in colour. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. Origin: Cf. F. Petalite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petalody | <botany> The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals. Origin: Petal + Gr. Form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petaloid | Like a petal, soft in texture and coloured conspicuously. (09 Oct 1997) |
| petaloideous | <botany> Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Amaryllideae, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petalosticha | <zoology> An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid. Origin: NL, from Gr. A leaf + a row. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| petalobacteria |
bacteria which become so aggregated as to form thin pellicles.
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| petal | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
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| petal | of flowers |
| petal | of flowers |
| petal | of flowers |
| petal | resembling a flower |
| petal | resembling a flower petal |
| petal | of flowers |
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