petaloid

[ pet-l-oid ]

adjective

1. having the form or appearance of a petal.

petaloid

/ ˈpɛtəˌlɔɪd /

adjective

1. biology resembling a petal, esp in shape

   the petaloid pattern on a sea urchin

Other Words From

• inter·petal·oid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of petaloid¹

First recorded in 1720–30; petal + -oid

Example Sentences

Lip free, deeply concave at base, narrowly constricted and somewhat jointed in the middle, the upper portion dilated and petaloid.

From Project Gutenberg

In Iris it is situated on a cleft on the back of the petaloid divisions of the style (fig. 103).

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Sometimes, as in Canna, one of the anther-lobes becomes abortive, and a petaloid appendage is produced.

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Within this petaloid perianth is a membranous one, together with a boat-shaped bracteolate body, entire.

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The specimens collected were sessile and the pileus lateral, somewhat broadened at the free end, or petaloid.

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