petal
Syllables: pet·al/ˈpɛtl̩/
petal noun: 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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Noun
petal (plural 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.
- 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.1999, Connie Mason, chapter 19, in Shadow Walker, Leisure Books, page 362
- Synonyms:
- beef curtains, beef flaps, cunt lips, fanny flaps, labes, lips, lower lips, meat curtains, meat flaps, mud flaps
- 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.'2011, Jo Baker, The Picture Book
- A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).
Verb
petal (third-person singular simple present petals, present participle (US) petaling or (UK) petalling, simple past and past participle (US) petaled or (UK) 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...1980, Thomas Alan Broughton, Winter Journey, page 133
- With his forefinger, he curled one of the ringlets that petaled against Malou's forehead.2014, Tory Cates, Different Dreams, page 169
petal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
petal in Hindi
- one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower
- पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī, पंखड़ी paṅkhṛī
petal in Tamil
- அல்லிதழ், அல்லி வட்டம், அல்லியகம்
petal in Marathi
- one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower
- पाकळी pākḷī
petal in Urdu
- one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower
- پَن٘کُھڑی pankhuṛī
More languagesFewer languages
- petal in Bengali
- পাপড়ি papoṛi
- petal in Telugu
- పుష్పదళము puṣpadaḷamu
- petal in Malayalam
- ഇതൾ itaḷ, ഏട് ēṭŭ, അംശുകം aṁśukaṁ
- petal in Kannada
- ಎಸಳ್, ಎಸಳು, ನನೆಯೆಸಳ್, ದಳ
- petal in Gujarati
- પાંખડી
- petal in Sanskrit
- दल dala, पुष्पदल puṣpadala, पलाश palāśa
- petal in Assamese
- পাহি pahi
- petal in Nepali
- पंखुडी
- petal in Pashto
- طاسبرګ tāsbarg, ګلبرګ gwǝlbarg, ګلپاڼه gwǝlpāṇa
- petal in Tagalog
- talulot
- petal in Arabic
- بَتَلَة batala, تُوَيْجَة tuwayja, تُوَيْجِيَّة tuwayjiyya
- petal in Malay
- kelopak
- petal in Indonesian
- mahkota bunga
- petal in Persian
- گلبرگ golbarg
- petal in Thai
- กลีบ glìip, กลีบดอก glìip-dɔ̀ɔk, กลีบดอกไม้ glìip-dɔ̀ɔk-máai
- petal in Vietnamese
- cánh hoa, cánh
- petal in Myanmar
- ပွင့်ချပ် pwang.hkyap
Examples of petal in a sentence
- A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.
- The petalled rim of the sunflower glowed in the morning sunlight.
- The rose petals and mood lighting at the restaurant provide great atmosphere.
Synonyms of petal
- beef curtains
- beef flaps
- cunt lips
- fanny flaps
- labes
- lips
- lower lips
- meat curtains
- meat flaps
- mud flaps
6 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- netherlips
- petals
- piss flaps
- pussy lips
- vertical lips
- wizard sleeve
Forms of petal
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | petals |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | petals |
| present participle US | petaling |
| present participle UK | petalling |
| past participle US | petaled |
| past US | petaled |
| past participle UK | petalled |
| past UK | petalled |
Origin of petal
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).
Words formed from petal
- andropetal
- anisopetalous
- antepetalous
- apetalous
- apetaly
- basipetal
- bipetal
- bipetalous
- bracteopetal
- catapetalous
- choripetalous
- depetal
- dipetalous
- dispetal
- empetalled
- fanpetal
- flower petal
- gamopetalous
- hexapetalous
- macropetalous
- monopetalous
- multipetalled
- octopetalous
- oligopetalous
- oppositipetalous
- parapetalous
- pentapetalous
- peripetalous
- petaliferous
- petaliform
- petaline
- petalled
- petalless
- petallike
- petaloid
- petalomania
- petalous
- petalsome
- petaltail
- petalwise
- planipetalous
- polypetal
- polypetalous
- quadripetal
- rose petal
- stenopetalous
- tetrapetalous
- tripetaloid
- tripetalous
- unpetal
- unpetalled
Phrases with petal
Words that rhyme with petal
Questions about petal
- What does petal mean?
- Petal means 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.
- What is petal in Hindi?
- Petal in Hindi is पंखुड़ी (paṅkhuṛī), पंखड़ी (paṅkhṛī). See Petal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is petal?
- Petal can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce petal?
- Petal is pronounced /ˈpɛtl̩/.
- What is the plural of petal?
- The plural of petal is petals.
Words near petal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: petal (page history and authors); petal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അംശുകം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); petal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); petal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); petal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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