petalwise

English

Etymology

petal +‎ -wise

Adverb

petalwise (not comparable)

1. In the manner of a petal or petals.
   • 1945, Marianne Steiff Finton Meisel, Years Before the Flood, page 14:

     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.