petaloid

[ pet-l-oid ]

/ ˈpɛt lˌɔɪd /

adjective

having the form or appearance of a petal.

Nearby words

petal, petaliferous, petaline, petalite, petalody, petaloid, petalous, petaluma, petard, petasus, petaurist

Origin of petaloid

First recorded in 1720–30; petal + -oid

Related forms

in·ter·pet·al·oid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for petaloid

To cut the knot, and please all parties, our beautiful floral envelope has been denominated a petaloid perianth.
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
In Iris it is situated on a cleft on the back of the petaloid divisions of the style (fig. 103).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
The specimens collected were sessile and the pileus lateral, somewhat broadened at the free end, or petaloid.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
Sometimes, as in Canna, one of the anther-lobes becomes abortive, and a petaloid appendage is produced.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

Lip free, deeply concave at base, narrowly constricted and somewhat jointed in the middle, the upper portion dilated and petaloid.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for petaloid

petaloid

/ (ˈpɛtəˌlɔɪd) /

adjective

biology resembling a petal, esp in shapethe petaloid pattern on a sea urchin

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