Petal

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Petal \Pet"al\ (p[e^]t"al; 277), n. [Gr. pe`talon a leaf, a leaf
     or plate of metal, fr. pe`talos outspread, broad, flat: cf.
     F. p['e]tale. See {Fathom}.]
     1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored
        leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of
        {Flower}.


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     2. (Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette
        on the black of certain Echini.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  petal
       n : part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn:
           {flower petal}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "petal":
     androecium, anther, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, calyx,
     carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, cotyledon, epicalyx, flag,
     floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, gynoecium, involucre,
     involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, megasporophyll,
     microsporophyll, needle, perianth, pile, pine needle, pistil,
     receptacle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stamen, stigma,
     stipula, stipule, style, torus
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Petal, MS (city, FIPS 56800)
    Location: 31.34415 N, 89.25144 W
    Population (1990): 7883 (3180 housing units)
    Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 39465

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Petal, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    7579
     Housing Units (2000): 3208
     Land area (2000):     9.670087 sq. miles (25.045409 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.015214 sq. miles (0.039404 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    9.685301 sq. miles (25.084813 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            56800
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             31.346740 N, 89.255485 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     39465
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Petal, MS
      Petal