n. [ Gr.
a. (Bot.) Having petals;
a. [ Petal + -ferous. ] Bearing petals. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. pétalin. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
n. [ Cf. F. pétalite. ] (Min.) A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminum and lithium. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Petal + Gr.
a. [ Petal + -oid: cf. F. pétaloïde. ] (Bot.) Petaline. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. [ 1913 Webster ]
Petaloideous division,