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Definition of: petal
(pet′l) noun Bot.
One of the leaves or subordinate parts of a corolla. [<NL petalum <L, a metal plate <Gk. petalon a thin plate, leaf, orig. neut. of petalos outspread <petannynai expand]
—pet′aled or pet′alled adjective–petal combining form
Seeking: centripetal. [<L petere seek]
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