petal

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  1. noun One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower immediately surrounding the reproductive organs; a division of the corolla.

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  • Topa reached to touch one soft-downed petal, then drew back. —  TheMagazineofFantasyandScienceFiction,December2004
  • The top portion of the petal, just under the rich green color of the daylily's throat area, often reminds me somewhat of a waterfall as the petal comes down towards the lens and gradually becomes a total blur. —  "Macro Art In Nature"
  • The trick here is to selectively focus right at the top edge of the petal, and to let the rest of the image with its shallow depth to simply fall where it may. —  "Macro Art In Nature"
  • After examining each "petal" closely, it becomes apparent that each petal is a bit more scoop-shaped and green-margined than the next. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • We are excited to introduce the CMX Masterpiece Photo Collection 3: A Rose, based on a poem by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) called A Rose - A sepal, petal, and a thorn. —  CommunityMX.com
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  1. New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon, leaf; see petə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French pétale = Spanish pétalo = Portuguese petala, petalo = Italian petalo, from New Latin petalum, a petal, from Greek πέταλον, a leaf, orig. neuter of πέταλος, outspread, broad, flat (= Latin patulus, outspread, spreading), from πεταννύναι(√ πετ-) = Latin patere, spread out, be open: See patent, patulous.
 

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