petalled
/'petld/ Cách viết khác : (petalled) /'petld/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having petals: Used to describe a flower that possesses petals, which are the often colorful, modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of a flower.
Usage
- The word "petalled" is used as a descriptive adjective, typically placed before a noun or after a linking verb. It is the standard adjective form derived from the noun "petal." It is often used in botanical descriptions and general writing about flowers.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The garden was full of brightly petalled flowers.
- This species is easily identified by its five-petalled blossom.
- Is the flower petalled or petal-less?
Advanced Usage
- Hyphenated Compound Adjectives: "Petalled" is frequently used in hyphenated combinations to specify the number or type of petals.
- The child drew a simple six-petalled daisy.
- We studied the deep-red-petalled rose.
Variants and Related Words
- Petal (n): One of the segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Petalous (adj): An older or more technical synonym for "petalled."
- Petal-less or Apetalous (adj): Lacking petals.
Synonyms
- Petalous: Having petals (technical/botanical).
- Petal-bearing: Bearing petals.
Antonyms
- Apetalous: Lacking petals.
- Petal-less: Without petals.
Adjective
- (of flowers) having petals