petalum

From New Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”). Doublet of petal.

petalum (plural petala)

1. (botany, obsolete) A petal.

• “petalum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Borrowed from Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέτᾰλον (pétălon).

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeːˈtaː.lʏm/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ta‧lum
• Rhymes: -aːlʏm

petalum n (plural petala)

1. (botany, dated) a petal

   Synonyms: kroonblad, petaal