petal

CEFRB1

/ˈpɛtl̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One of the soft, colorful parts of a flower.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Term of endearment.

Examples

  • Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.

  • The working ants love the flowers and take them home, one petal at a time.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The labia (majora).

  2. 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.

  3. A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).

More examples

In context

  • She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal, it's okay.'

  • Dawn held her breath, fearing he'd notice the slight protrusion where her babe rested beneath her heart, but he barely paused as his mouth found the tiny jewel hidden within the dewy petals of her sex.

  • With his forefinger, he curled one of the ringlets that petaled against Malou's forehead.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), whence Latin pandō and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) (English fathom).