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Definition of Petallike
1. Adjective. Resembling a petal.
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
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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