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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Petal \Pet"al\, noun [Gr. ? a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. ? 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}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
petal
noun: part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn: {flower petal}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "petal": 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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Petal, MS (city, FIPS 56800) Location: 31.34415 N, 89.25144 W Population (1990): 7883 (3180 housing units) Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39465
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Petal, MS Petal
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