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Synonyms for petals

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

Top 10 synonyms for petals
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Définition of petals

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 flowers slowly opened their petals, the birds began to sing.
  • Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
  • It was they who first questioned the petals of flowers for their lovers' loyalty.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Its leaves are heavy and sad-looking, and its petals are made of the setting sun.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • This type of flower is much prized by those who like regularity of petals.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Sometimes the petals are separate from each other, and sometimes all fastened together.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 » by Various
  • This species is so called from its likeness to the petals of a flower.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Then leaf by leaf it dropped its petals until only an incandescent core was left.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The petals are separated only at the base and fall off without expanding.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • These are made the same, covering the slice of bread and butter with the petals of the violet.
  • Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
  • The petals, five in number, are often joined together at the base.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
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