Definitions
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), whence Latin pandō and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) (English fathom).
Used in a sentence
“Dawn held her breath, fearing he'd notice the slight protrusion where her babe rested beneath her heart, but he barely paused as his mouth found the tiny jewel hidden within the dewy petals of her sex.”
“She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal, it's okay.'”
“With his forefinger, he curled one of the ringlets that petaled against Malou's forehead.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Flower part”5 letters
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