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-petal

  1. a combining form meaning “seeking, moving toward” that specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: acropetal.
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Origin of -petal

< New Latin -pet(us) seeking, derivative of Latin petere to seek + -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for -petal

-petal

adj combining form
  1. seekingcentripetal
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Word Origin

from New Latin -petus, from Latin petere to seek
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-petal in Medicine

-petal

suff.
  1. Moving toward:basipetal.
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