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PetalSource: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Petal \Pet"al\ (p[e^]t"al; 277), n. [Gr. pe`talon a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. pe`talos outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p['e]tale. See Fathom.] 1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
petal
n : part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn:
flower petal]
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 45 Moby Thesaurus words for "petal": androecium, anther, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, calyx, carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, cotyledon, epicalyx, flag, floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, gynoecium, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, megasporophyll, microsporophyll, needle, perianth, pile, pine needle, pistil, receptacle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stamen, stigma, stipula, stipule, style, torus Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) Petal, MS (city, FIPS 56800) Location: 31.34415 N, 89.25144 W Population (1990): 7883 (3180 housing units) Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39465 Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Petal, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000): 7579
Housing Units (2000): 3208
Land area (2000): 9.670087 sq. miles (25.045409 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.015214 sq. miles (0.039404 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.685301 sq. miles (25.084813 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56800
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 31.346740 N, 89.255485 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39465
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Petal, MS
Petal
Matching Word(s) Peal Petala Fetal Metal pecal Pedal Penal Petar peal fetal metal pedal penal ptal peta- peta PENAL Vetal
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