petal
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petal
- /ˈpɛtl̩/
Sounds like peddle, pedal (in accents with flapping) · Rhymes with -ɛt(ə)l
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), whence Latin pandō and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) (English fathom).
noun petals
- 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.
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The labia (majora).
Dawn held her breath, fearing he'd notice the slight protrusion where her babe rested beneath her heart, but he barely paused as his mouth found the tiny jewel hidden within the dewy petals of her sex.
Similar: beef curtains, beef flaps, cunt lips, fanny flaps, labes, lips, lower lips, meat curtains, meat flaps, mud flaps, netherlips, petals
- Term of endearment. She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal, it's okay.'
- A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).
verb petals · petaling · petalling · petaled · petalled
- To spread out from, like the petals of a flower anger against the men who had burdened her body with a lead shield of detestation for its blood, let loose without her will and its need against which she clenched her knees to her growing breasts, trying to clasp deep away from her hand that new soft wedge of hair, those lips that petaled out to he
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: polypetalous, gamopetalous, petalous, labellum, honey, sweetie, pretty, nice, dear, flower petal, petalum, standard, sepal, petalody, tepal, flower
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noun one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower
| Español | pétalo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꽃잎 kkonnip |
| 日本語 | 花弁 kaben, 花びら hanabira |
| 中文 | 花瓣 huābàn |
| हिन्दी | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī, पंखड़ी paṅkhṛī |
| Kiswahili | petali |
| Português | pétala |
| Français | pétale |
| Deutsch | Blütenblatt, Kronblatt |
| Italiano | petalo |
| Ελληνικά | πέταλο pétalo |
| Română | petală |
| Русский | лепесто́к lepestók |
| Tiếng Việt | cánh hoa, cánh |
| العربية | بَتَلَة batala, تُوَيْجَة tuwayja, تُوَيْجِيَّة tuwayjiyya |
| עברית | עלי כותרת alai koteret |
Talk about this word "petal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/petal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. petal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/petal "petal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/petal.Cite this
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title = {petal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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