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The definition of a petal is the brightly colored outside part of a plant.

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An example of a petal is one of the red parts on a rose bud.

See petal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

petaled adjective or petalled

moving toward, seeking: basipetal

Origin: < ModL -petus (< L petere, to rush at, seek: see feather + -al

See petal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs; a division of the corolla.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin petalum

Origin: , from Greek petalon, leaf; see petə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

petˈaled, petˈalled adjective

suffix

Moving toward: basipetal.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin -petus

Origin: , from Latin petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots

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