petal
Example Sentences
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"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
And for dessert they were served a rose macaroon cookie, composed of rose petal cream, raspberries and lychees.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
Remarkably, when the researchers removed chromatin loops, progenitor cells swiftly converted round nuclear shapes into flower petal arrangements like those found in neutrophils.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
Adam Fournier, their bar director, describes their spirit-free rose champagne, containing rose petal, Sakura white tea, verjus rouge and "a smattering of other small components we force carbonate."
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2023
Absentmindedly, he began to form a petal shape.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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