petaloid

[pet-l-oid]

adjective

having the form or appearance of a petal.

Origin of petaloid

First recorded in 1720–30; petal + -oid

Related formsin·ter·pet·al·oid, adjective

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Historical Examples of petaloid

Petaloid, Petaline, petal-like; resembling or colored like petals.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Petaloid coloration of the ordinary leaves, or of the bracts, is mentioned under the chapter relating to colour.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
Stigma two-lipped, with the lips commonly dilated and petaloid.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits
Mary Elizabeth Parsons
To cut the knot, and please all parties, our beautiful floral envelope has been denominated a petaloid perianth.
Everyday Objects
W. H. Davenport Adams
Within this petaloid perianth is a membranous one, together with a boat-shaped bracteolate body, entire.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The
William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for petaloid

petaloid

adjective

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

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