petal
One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
Other meanings
Term of endearment.
A lobe of a (geometric shape).
Synonyms
- flower petal
A kind of
- floral leaf
Related words
- andropetal
- bracteopetal
- dispetal
- petaltail
- petalwise
- polypetal
- quadripetal
- unpetal
- anisopetalous
- antepetalous
- apetalous
- apetaly
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “petal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.