petal
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpɛtl̩/
petal (plural petals)
- (botany) 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.
- Term of endearment.
- French: pétale
- German: (normal) Blütenblatt; (specialist usually) Kronblatt
- Italian: petalo
- Portuguese: pétala
- Russian: лепесто́к
- Spanish: pétalo
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