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petal

noun as in calyx

Strong matches

noun as in leaf

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Ama has her hand pushed outward, with an Adinkra symbol scratched into her palm—an illustration that looks like a flower petal with an open center.

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Ama drops the petal to the ground and watches as the entire garden sprouts flames.

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At a closer glance, I recognize that it’s the same Adinkra symbol Ama used to save me on the Oceans of Epo— that flower petal symbol with the open center.

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Other Le Creuset fans are calling it a “bait and switch” after seeing the mystery boxes from a Factory to Table sale in June where people received “full sets” of matching Le Creuset pans and exclusive designs like pumpkin and petal braisers.

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The show will see a high-end hairdresser, Lily Petal, opt out of a competitive city scene to buy a small village hairdressers at the top of a cobbled street.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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