different between petal vs labellum

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (pétalon), from ??????? (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth?- (“to spread out”), whence Latin pand? and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) (English fathom).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?tl?/
• Rhymes: -?t(?)l
• Homophones: peddle, pedal (in accents with flapping)
• Hyphenation: pet?al

Noun

petal (plural petals)

1. (botany) 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.
2. Term of endearment.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• sepal
• tepal

Verb

petal (third-person singular simple present petals, present participle petaling, simple past and past participle petaled)

1. To spread out from, like the petals of a flower

Anagrams

• Patel, Plate, leapt, lepta, palet, pelta, plate, platé, pleat, tepal

English

Etymology

From Latin labellum (“small tub or basin”), diminutive of labrum (“basin, tub”), from lav? (“bathe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /l??b?l.?m/

Noun

labellum (plural labella or labellums)

1. The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
2. (entomology) Part of the mouth of an insect, especially the sucking mouthparts of a fly.

Synonyms

• lip

Translations

Latin

Etymology 1

From labrum (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [??ä?b?l?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [l??b?l?um]

Noun

labellum n (genitive labell?); second declension

1. a (little) lip

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Etymology 2

From l?brum (“basin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la??bel.lum/, [??ä??b?l?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [l??b?l?um]

Noun

l?bellum n (genitive l?bell?); second declension

1. a (small) bowl, basin

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• ? English: labellum
• ? Italian: labello
• ? West Germanic: *labal (see there for further descendants)

References

• labellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• labellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• labellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• labellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette