Meanings
adjectivepetalous (comparative more petalous, superlative most petalous)
comparative more petalous · superlative most petalous
- Having petals.
Antonyms: petalless
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving petals.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of flowers) having petals
Similar
petaledpetalledfour-petaledfour-petalledfive-petaledfive-petalledgamopetaloussympetalouspolypetalous
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pet-
- Proto-Hellenic*pétalos
- Ancient Greekπέταλον (pétalon)
- Englishpetal
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishpetalous
Translations
Catalan petalí
- petalíhaving petals
French pétalé
- pétaléhaving petals
Italian petaloso
- petalosohaving petals
Latin petalōsus
- petalōsushaving petals
Polish płatkowy
- płatkowyhaving petals
Cite this entry
APA
petalous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalous
MLA
“petalous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petalous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalous.
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