The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπετᾰλώδης“full of flakes”
- English todaypetalody
From Ancient Greek πετᾰλώδης (petălṓdēs, “full of flakes”), from πέταλον (pétalon) (whence also petal).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
petalody
Today it means: The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πετᾰλώδης