[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

petal \pet"al\ pe^t"al; 277, n. gr. pe`talon a leaf, a leaf
   or plate of metal, fr. pe`talos outspread, broad, flat: cf.
   f. p'etale. see fathom.
   1. bot. one of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored
      leaves of a flower. see corolla, and illust. of
      flower.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. one of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette
      on the black of certain echini.
      1913 webster
see also:
fathom corolla flower 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

petal
     n : part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored syn:
         flower petal
see also:
flower petal 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 moby thesaurus words for "petal":
   androecium, anther, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, calyx,
   carpel, corolla, corolla tube, corona, cotyledon, epicalyx, flag,
   floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, gynoecium, involucre,
   involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, megasporophyll,
   microsporophyll, needle, perianth, pile, pine needle, pistil,
   receptacle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stamen, stigma,
   stipula, stipule, style, torus

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

petal, ms city, fips 56800
  location: 31.34415 n, 89.25144 w
  population 1990: 7883 3180 housing units
  area: 25.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 39465

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

petal, ms -- u.s. city in mississippi
   population 2000:    7579
   housing units 2000: 3208
   land area 2000:     9.670087 sq. miles 25.045409 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.015214 sq. miles 0.039404 sq. km
   total area 2000:    9.685301 sq. miles 25.084813 sq. km
   fips code:            56800
   located within:       mississippi ms, fips 28
   location:             31.346740 n, 89.255485 w
   zip codes 1990:     39465
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    petal, ms
    petal

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