petalum

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noun

A petal.

OriginNew Latin petalum ← Ancient Greek πέταλον ← Proto-Hellenic *pétalos →
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Meanings

nounpetalum (plural petala)

plural petala

  1. obsoletebiologyA petal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-“to spread out”
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pétalos
  3. Ancient Greekπέταλον
  4. New Latinpetalum
  5. Englishpetalum

From New Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”). Doublet of petal.

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APA

petalum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalum

MLA

“petalum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petalum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalum.

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