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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • inter·petal·oid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of petaloid1

First recorded in 1720–30; petal + -oid
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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