Petal
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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)
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
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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