petalum

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

petalum (plural petala)

1. (botany) A petal.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “petalum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέτᾰλον (pétalon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeːˈtaː.lʏm/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ta‧lum
• Rhymes: -aːlʏm

Noun

petalum n (plural petala)

1. (botany, dated) A petal.

   Synonyms: kroonblad, petaal