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De - Pt| English Dictionary: petal | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for petal | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Petal \Pet"al\, n. [Gr. [?] a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. [?] outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p[82]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}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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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 | |
