petal

Meaning

Noun

1. One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
2. (euphemistic, familiar) The labia (majora).
3. Term of endearment.
4. A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).

Verb

To spread out from, like the petals of a flower

Synonyms

flower petal

leaf

corolla

flower

🌸

horseshoe

bloom

lobe

shoe

👞

valve

floral leaf

valvula

clack

blossom

🌼

flake

Translations

pétale

Blütenblatt

pétalo

petalo

pétala

kroonblad

πέταλο

bloemblad

pètal

Kronblatt

Blatt

Blumenblatt

bloemblaadje

πέταλο λουλουδιού

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛtl̩/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: pandō

Cognate with English: fathom

In summary

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).