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   Pet·al

   /ˈpedl/

   

   noun

   • 1. each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically colored.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from modern Latin petalum (in late Latin ‘metal plate’), from Greek petalon ‘leaf’, neuter (used as a noun) of petalos ‘outspread’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. petaline adjective
   • 2. petaled adjective
   • 3. petal-like adjective
   • 4. petaloid adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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