petal
Soft bloom part
A petal is one of the colored, leaf-like parts that form the outer ring of a flower.
Petals attract pollinators and protect the reproductive structures within.
The word extends to anything shaped like a flower petal: petal-shaped earrings.
To put the pedal to the metal uses the sound-alike word for an accelerator, not this one.
Producing reproductive structures
sprout · corolla · inflorescence · stamen · pistil · pollination · angiosperm · perianth
Soft and smooth-textured
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- softYielding to touch
- satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
downy · papery · waxy · ruffled · crinkled · pleated · ribbed · glossy
Soft or sore
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- frailWeak and breakable
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
wispy · translucent · diaphanous · ethereal · sheer · thin · bruised · wilting
Temporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- fallingMoving downward freely
scattered · windblown · fading · withering · dropping · shedding · deciduous · browning
Having added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- floralOf or like blooms
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
jasmine · lavender · sweet-smelling · fragrant · bouquet · nectar · honeyed · intoxicating
Having color added
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- multicoloredHaving multiple hues
- huedHaving a color
- tintedGiven subtle coloration
dappled · iridescent · pastel · saturated · vivid · blush · streaked · speckled
flowering
Producing reproductive structures
bud · sprout · corolla · inflorescence · stamen · pistil · pollination · angiosperm · perianth · floret
velvety
Soft and smooth-textured
satin · downy · papery · waxy · ruffled · crinkled · pleated · ribbed · glossy · matte
tender
Soft or sore
gossamer · wispy · translucent · diaphanous · ethereal · sheer · thin · bruised · wilting · featherlight
transient
Temporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
falling · scattered · windblown · fading · withering · dropping · shedding · deciduous · browning · curling
scented
Having added fragrance
rose · jasmine · lavender · sweet-smelling · fragrant · bouquet · nectar · honeyed · intoxicating · heady
pigmented
Having color added
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- multicoloredHaving multiple hues
- huedHaving a color
tinted · dappled · iridescent · pastel · saturated · vivid · blush · streaked · speckled · veined
shape
External outline of something
lobed · notched · fringed · cupped · tubular · recurved · reflexed · symmetry · venation · margin
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- Flower Gardeningflower beds, flower bed, garden flowers, annuals, perennials
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- floral motifsfloral motif, floral pattern, flower motif, floral patterns, floral motifs
- rose petalsDetached flower segments
- flower petalsColored leaf-like structures
- fallen petalsDetached flower fragments below
- falling petalsFlower fragments descending
- white petalsColorless flower segments
- red petals