: one of the modified often brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower see flower illustration
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flowers with pink and white petals
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Margaret treated the individual shells as petals, delicately arranging them in patterns that mimic real flowers.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Both are members of the botanical family Violaceae. 07 of 10
‘Gem Apricot Antique’ Viola
In addition to their soft, romantic colors, 'Gem Apricot Antique' petals also feature an opalescent cast and violet veining.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Do your best to allow blooms and petals to be kept in tact during this process—don't roughly shake or jostle your flowers.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
The four blue petals depict hot gas that's been energized by winds of radiation coming from nascent hot, young stars — as well as by these stars' eventual death cries rooted in the supernova explosions that mark the ends of their lives a few million years later.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Both are members of the botanical family Violaceae. 07 of 10
‘Gem Apricot Antique’ Viola
In addition to their soft, romantic colors, 'Gem Apricot Antique' petals also feature an opalescent cast and violet veining.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Do your best to allow blooms and petals to be kept in tact during this process—don't roughly shake or jostle your flowers.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
The four blue petals depict hot gas that's been energized by winds of radiation coming from nascent hot, young stars — as well as by these stars' eventual death cries rooted in the supernova explosions that mark the ends of their lives a few million years later.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Petal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petal. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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petal
noun
pet·al
ˈpet-ᵊl 
: one of the often brightly colored modified leaves that make up the corolla of a flower
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