'Petal' definitions:
Definition of 'petal'
From: WordNet
noun
Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn: petal, flower petal]
Definition of 'Petal'
From: GCIDE
- Petal \Pet"al\ (p[e^]t"al; 277), n. [Gr. pe`talon a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. pe`talos outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p['e]tale. See Fathom.]
- 1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'petal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- androecium,
- anther,
- blade,
- bract,
- bracteole,
- bractlet,
- calyx,
- carpel,
- corolla,
- corolla tube,
- corona,
- cotyledon,
- epicalyx,
- flag,
- floral leaf,
- foliole,
- frond,
- glume,
- gynoecium,
- involucre,
- involucrum,
- lamina,
- leaf,
- leaflet,
- lemma,
- ligule,
- megasporophyll,
- microsporophyll,
- needle,
- perianth,
- pile,
- pine needle,
- pistil,
- receptacle,
- seed leaf,
- sepal,
- spathe,
- spear,
- spire,
- stamen,
- stigma,
- stipula,
- stipule,
- style,
- torus
Petal, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Petal, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
7579
Housing Units (2000) :
3208
Land area (2000) :
9.670087 sq. miles (25.045409 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.015214 sq. miles (0.039404 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.685301 sq. miles (25.084813 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56800
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
31.346740 N, 89.255485 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39465
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.