亚洲网紅露点

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petal

1

[ pet-l ]

noun

  1. one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.


-petal

2
  1. a combining form meaning 鈥渟eeking, moving toward鈥 that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:

    acropetal.

-petal

1

combining form

  1. seeking

    centripetal

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

petal

2

/ 藞辫蓻迟蓹濒 /

noun

  1. any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower: often brightly coloured
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

petal

  1. One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower surrounding the reproductive organs. Petals are attached to the receptacle underneath the carpels and stamens and may be separate or joined at their bases. As a group, the petals are called the corolla .
  2. See more at flower
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫别迟补濒颈苍别, adjective
  • 藞辫别迟补濒濒别诲, adjective
  • 藞辫别迟补濒-藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别迟顎僡濒路补驳别 noun
  • 辫别迟顎僡濒别诲 辫别迟顎僡濒濒别诲 adjective
  • 辫别迟顎僡濒路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 辫别迟顎僡濒路濒颈办别顎 adjective
  • un路辫别迟顎僡濒别诲 adjective
  • un路辫别迟顎僡濒濒别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of petal1

1695鈥1705; < New Latin petalum petal, Latin: metal plate < Greek 辫茅迟补濒辞苍 a thin plate, leaf, noun use of neuter of 辫茅迟补濒辞蝉 spread out, akin to 辫别迟补苍苍媒苍补颈 to be open, Latin 辫补迟脓谤别 to stand open ( patent )

Origin of petal2

< New Latin -pet ( us ) seeking, derivative of Latin petere to seek + -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of petal1

from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek

Origin of petal2

C18: from New Latin petalum, from Greek petalon leaf; related to petannunai to lie open
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In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.

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But when you pull out the petals, they transform into individual mini ashtrays, and the stamens become pokers or packers.

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One image features these huge, oversize petals that are flexible.

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The heavy rains of the last few winters helped nurture scattered wildflower seeds, creating a dazzling burst of flowers in the spring that attracts butterflies and bees to the vivid petals.

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There are too many leaves, too many petals and too many pores on the fully animated dwarfs, who bound into the movie with noses the size of pears.

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