NOUN | plant | petal, flower petal | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
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Sounds | peh'tahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored. | |
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Synonym | flower petal | |
Part of | corolla | (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth |
Broader | floral leaf | A modified leaf that is part of a flower |
Spanish | petalo, pétalo | |
Catalan | pètal | |
Adjectives | petaloid | resembling a flower petal |
petalous | (of flowers) having petals |
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