petal
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Amakata-chan
noun
each of the
segment
s of the
corolla
of a
flower
, which are modified
leaves
and are typically
colored
.
〘植〙 花びら, 花弁(→
flower
)
DERIVATIVES
petaline
|ˈpetlˌīn, -in| adjective
petaled
|ˈpedld| adjective
in combination
: pink-petaled trailing phlox
petal-like
|-ˌlīk| adjective
petaloid
|-ˌoid| adjective
ORIGIN
early
18th century
: from modern
Latin
petalum
(in late
Latin
‘
metal
plate
’), from
Greek
petalon
‘
leaf
’, neuter (used as a noun) of
petalos
‘
outspread
’.