| 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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