different between petal vs perigynous
petal
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)
- (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.
- 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)
- To spread out from, like the petals of a flower
Anagrams
- Patel, Plate, leapt, lepta, palet, pelta, plate, platé, pleat, tepal
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perigynous
English
Adjective
perigynous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
- (botany) Having a hypanthium.
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