petaled
/'petld/ Cách viết khác : (petalled) /'petld/
Definition
Adjective 1. Having petals: Describes a flower that possesses petals, which are the often colorful, modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of a flower.
Usage
The adjective "petaled" is used to describe the physical characteristic of a flower. It is typically placed before the noun it modifies or after a linking verb. * It is most commonly used in botanical descriptions, gardening contexts, and general observations about flowers. * The word can be combined with a number or another adjective to form a compound adjective (e.g., five-petaled, white-petaled).
Examples
- The petaled blooms of the rose are its most distinctive feature.
- Botanists study both petaled and petal-less flowers.
- She prefers simple, single-petaled daisies over more complex blooms.
- The garden was a sea of brightly petaled flowers.
Advanced Usage
- Numerical Descriptions: "Petaled" is frequently combined with a hyphen and a number to specify the count of petals.
- The cherry blossom is a five-petaled flower.
- Descriptive Combinations: It can be combined with adjectives describing color, shape, or size.
- We found a delicate, purple-petaled wildflower by the stream.
Variants and Related Words
- Petalled: This is an alternative spelling, more common in British English.
- The petalled structure of the flower was intricate.
- Petal (noun): One of the segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Each petal was edged in a darker pink.
- Petalous (adjective): A less common synonym meaning "having petals."
- Apetalous (adjective): The opposite, meaning "lacking petals."
Synonyms
- Petalous (technical/botanical)
- Having petals (descriptive phrase)
Antonyms
- Apetalous
- Petal-less
Adjective
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(of flowers) having petals
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