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petal

[pet-l] / ˈpɛt l /
NOUN
calyx
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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

The majority of cells feature round- or oval-shaped nuclei that are rigid, but neutrophils differ in that their nuclei adopt multiple lobular structures akin to that of flower petal arrangements.

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

She was on the flat of the seraph’s palm, barefoot, and she was hovering in the window of the Godslayer’s bedroom, and she was perched, light as a petal, on the dreamer’s brow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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