petal
One of the component parts of the corolla of a flowerOne 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.
» A rose's petals are very delicate.
Лепестки розы очень изящны.
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені.
Meaning
4 sensesOne 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.
Blütenblatt, Kronblatt
лепесто́кlepestók
пелю́сткаpeljústka
(euphemistic, familiar)The labia (majora).
Term of endearment.
A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).
- part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Examples
51 sentencesA rose's petals are very delicate.
Пелюстки троянди дуже витончені. — Walentinio
ruЛепестки розы очень изящны. — sharptoothed
The petals of this rose are very tender.
Пелюстки цієї троянди дуже ніжні. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
She likes to take a bath with rose petals.
Вона любить приймати ванни з пелюстками троянд. — aandrusiak
ruОна любит принимать ванну с лепестками роз. — Wezel
deSie nimmt gerne mal ein Rosenblütenbad. — Sudajaengi
Petals are flying in the wind.
Пелюстки літають на вітрі. — uaspeaker
ruЛепестки летают на ветру. — Hellerick
Cry: tears are the heart's petals.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flaLearned 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).
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Forms
plural: petalsSynonyms
17 synonyms- part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored:flower petal