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petalody

petalody noun: the metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.

Noun

petalody (uncountable)

  1. The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.
    Synonyms:
    petalification

petalody meaning in Tamil

petalody in Tamil

அல்லியாகுமாற்றம்

Synonyms of petalody

Origin of petalody

From Ancient Greek πετᾰλώδης (petălṓdēs, “full of flakes”), from πέταλον (pétalon) (whence also petal).

Questions about petalody

What does petalody mean?
Petalody means the metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.
What is petalody in Tamil?
Petalody in Tamil is அல்லியாகுமாற்றம். See Petalody meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petalody?
Petalody is a noun.

Words near petalody in the dictionary

  1. petalodes
  2. petalodont
  3. petalodontiform
  4. petalodontiforms
  5. petalodonts
  6. petalody
  7. petaloid
  8. petaloidal
  9. petaloideous
  10. petaloids
  11. petaloidy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: petalody (page history and authors); petalody (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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