Petal

n.	1.	(Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.
	2.	(Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.

Noun

1.

petal - part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored Synonyms: flower petal

androecium, anther, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, cotyledon, epicalyx, flag, floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, gynoecium, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, needle, perianth, pile, pine needle, pistil, receptacle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stamen, stigma, stipula, stipule, style, torus

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