Synonyms for petal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pet-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛt l

Top 10 synonyms for petal Other synonyms for the word petal

Définition of petal

Origin :
  • 1726 (earlier petala, 1704), from Modern Latin petalum "petal" (17c.), from Greek petalon "a leaf; leaf of metal, thin plate," noun use of neuter of adj. petalos "outspread, broad, flat," from PIE root *pete- "to spread out" (see pace (n.)). Related: Petaline.
  • As in leaf : noun green foliage of plant
  • As in calyx : noun whorl on flower
Example sentences :
  • The fingers that held the petal tingled, and a flush rose in her cheek.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • A petal fell off; and the taxi driver, brushing past her, ground it into the rug.
  • Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
  • "The petal of a plum blossom," he said compassionately, in his own tongue.
  • Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various
  • He saw the sunshine of Eden glint on every leaf and beam in every petal.
  • Extract from : « Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales » by Robert L. Taylor
  • As petal after petal floats down to earth she becomes artistic.
  • Extract from : « Modern Women and What is Said of Them » by Anonymous
  • Sometimes one petal is missing, and again the petals may be six.
  • Extract from : « The Apple-Tree » by L. H. Bailey
  • Petal was Ruth's particular pet—or, had been, when she was a kitten.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • "And her skin is as fine as the petal of a flower," cried Rameri.
  • Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • For the petal falls from the blossom and the blossom plumps out into fruit.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer
  • "Tiptilted like the petal of a flower," said Gertrude, laughing.
  • Extract from : « The Merryweathers » by Laura E. Richards
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