Definition of Petallike

1. Adjective. Resembling a petal.

Exact synonyms: Petal-like
Similar to: Leafy

Definition of Petallike

1. Adjective. Resembling a petal or some aspect of one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Petallike

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petallike

petal stool
petaled
petaliferous
petaliform
petaline
petalism
petalisms
petalite
petaliter
petaliters
petalites
petalitre
petalitres
petalled
petalless
petallike (current term)
petalodies
petalody
petaloid
petaloideous
petalomania
petalosticha
petalous
petals
petameter
petameters
petametre
petametres
petanque
petanques

Literary usage of Petallike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Flowers without petals or petallike structures; inflorescences appearing as erect or drooping yellow disks, or as a cluster of short, flat spikes 42. ..."

2. Introduction to Botany by William Chase Stevens (1902)
"Pistils few to many, and distinct or nearly so, calyx petallike. ... Ovary t-celled, free from the commonly petallike calyx; stipules sheathing the stem at ..."

3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Nor does this flower have stamens nor a tubular corolla; instead it luis one great, petallike banner, many times longer and wider than i In- corollas of the ..."

4. Familiar Features of the Roadside: The Flowers, Shrubs, Birds, and Insects by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1897)
"The handsomest member of the group is the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida\ which bears a large flower with four notched, petallike, showy white leaflets ..."

5. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the edited by Marcus Benjamin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick, Gerald Van Casteel, George Jotham Hagar (1920)
"... stamens have a petallike tissue, usually little expanded, bearing pollen sacs; carpels bear ovules, around which they fold, making the ovule cavity. ..."

6. How Plants are Trained to Work for Man by Luther Burbank (1921)
"... that would possibly give us dahlias rivaling the largest chrysanthemum in size, as they already rival it in form and flexibility of petallike florets. ..."

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