petalwise

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adverb

In the manner of a petal or petals.

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Meanings

adverbpetalwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a petal or petals.

    She fixed Peter a slice of black bread and jam by cutting the hard crust petalwise around the edge, so the child could tear off convenient pieces.

    1945, Marianne Steiff Finton Meisel, Years Before the Flood, page 14

Origin

From petal + -wise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

petalwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalwise

MLA

“petalwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petalwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petalwise.

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