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petal


1. <plant biology> A member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and coloured conspicuously.

2. <suffix> Seeking; movement toward the part indicated by the main portion of the word.

Origin: L. Peto, to seek, strive for