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petal

[pet-l] / ˈpɛt l /
NOUN
calyx
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Floating like a flower petal in the spring breeze.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2026

"Each piece of fabric, each petal, is made from different material. It was top-stitched to give the impression of veining," she said.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Many bowls display floral patterns with petal numbers that follow clear numerical sequences, including 4, 8, 16, 32, and even groupings of 64 flowers.

From Science Daily Dec. 16, 2025

Today, Haynes tries to replicate 70% of her most popular core patterns such as sunrise travel mugs, petal power vases and flower power butter keepers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

Ella took another petal from Reagan's luck root and went to the door.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

After the flower is sufficiently “crispy,” she sits at an L-shaped desk overlooking her makeshift garden and coats individual petals with resin up to six times, curing them under a UV light between coats.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Now that the cattle are gone, she’s seeing all kinds of native plants, such as coastal strawberries, Yerba Buena Blue-eyed grass and the Douglas iris with their stunning lavender petals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Inside there was a red carpet littered with fake petals ready for a proposal.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Nearby, a woman wept as she embraced a framed picture of her deceased relatives, while another family scattered rose petals at the ruins of the hostel in honour of their son.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

"I know. You need hundreds of petals to make a scent, ideally thousands, but I had to try, for Mo."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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