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[L. petere to seek] a word termination meaning directed or moving toward, the point of reference being indicated by the word stem to which it is affixed, as centripetal (toward a center), corticipetal (toward the cortex).Medical dictionary. 2011.
Petal — Petal, MS U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 7579 Housing Units (2000): 3208 Land area (2000): 9.670087 sq. miles (25.045409 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.015214 sq. miles (0.039404 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.685301 sq. miles (25.084813 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Petal, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 7579 Housing Units (2000): 3208 Land area (2000): 9.670087 sq. miles (25.045409 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.015214 sq. miles (0.039404 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.685301 sq. miles (25.084813 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
petal — 1726, from Mod.L. petalum petal (1649), from Gk. petalon leaf, thin plate, originally neut. of adj. petalos outspread, broad, flat, from PIE root *pet to spread out … Etymology dictionary
Petal — Pet al, n. [Gr. ? a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. ? outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p[ e]tale. See {Fathom}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of {Flower}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petal — PETÁL elem. petali . Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
petal — s. m. [Portugal: Trás os Montes] Alvião servindo de picareta e enxada … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
petal — has a derived form petalled in BrE, but petaled is also used in AmE … Modern English usage
petal — ► NOUN ▪ each of the segments of the corolla of a flower. ORIGIN Greek petalon leaf … English terms dictionary
-petal — [pə təl] [< ModL petus (< L petere, to rush at, seek: see FEATHER + AL] combining form forming adjectives moving toward, seeking [basipetal] … English World dictionary
petal — [pet′ l] n. [ModL petalum < ML(Ec), a thin metal plate < Gr petalon, leaf < petalos, outspread < IE base * pet , to spread out > FATHOM] any of the component parts, or leaves, of a corolla: see FLOWER petaled adj. petalled … English World dictionary
Petal — For other uses, see Petal (disambiguation). Tetrameric flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals. Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They often are brightly colored… … Wikipedia
