petal

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

A petal power jar, $280; blues egg drop fruit bowl, $230; and petal reflection vase, $260.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

After so many attempts at making the petal that was eventually used for the water pot, his hands seemed to work of their own accord, flattening here, pinching there .

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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

Women leaned from apartment windows, filming the march on their phones, while others scattered rice and rose petals over the men carrying the coffins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The tall stems of daisies bend above the delicate petals of peonies on a Raspberry Yogurt Basil Cake; a single nasturtium blossom tops an Earl Grey Butterfly Pea Ginger Mini Cake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

People waved flags and shouted "long live the Pope", with some throwing petals as he arrived at the square.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

I would hold my breath and count the petals on her wilting flowers and I would watch snow fall outside, but I would not speak.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller