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Petaline
- - Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal.
Petalism
- - A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.
Petalite
- - A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminum and lithium.
Petalled
- adjective - (of flowers) having petals
Petalody
- - The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.
Petaloid
- adjective - resembling a flower petal
Petalous
- adjective - (of flowers) having petals
Petulant
- adjective - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Phallism
- - The worship of the generative principle in nature, symbolized by the phallus.
Phellems
- noun - (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells