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petal definition

petal (pet′'l)

noun

any of the component parts, or leaves, of a corolla

Etymology: ModL petalum < ML(Ec), a thin metal plate < Gr petalon, leaf < petalos, outspread < IE base *pet-, to spread out > fathom

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