a. [ Cf. F. pétalin. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. 1. To make penal. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Subjected to a penalty. [ Narrower terms: fined, mulcted ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]