petaline

[pet-l-in, -ahyn]

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling a petal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of petaline¹

From the New Latin word petalinus, dating back to 1785–95. See petal, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

And presently it was noted that the shape was losing the mummy form, that more and more the outlines of a beautiful body were blossoming out of the impearled mists: that petaline wings opened out, fold on fold, as a rose-bud would blow, and each successive disclosure gave the entranced vision a clearer image of the dancer at the heart.

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Petaline hairs, though sparse and scattered, present occasionally the same arrangement as those which occur on the leaves; thus, in Bombaceae they are stellate.

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Petaloid, Petaline, petal-like; resembling or colored like petals.

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