petaled

Like a rose

Petaled describes a flower having petals, often with a modifier indicating number or type: a five-petaled blossom, white-petaled daisies.

The word appears almost exclusively in compound adjectives rather than standing alone.

Also spelled petalled.

ornamental

corsage

Wearable formal occasion flowers

bouquet · centerpiece · arrangement · floristry · pressed · dried · silk · artificial · decorative · floral

botanical

sepals

Outer whorl protecting buds

  • stamenPollen-producing flower organ
  • pistilSeed-producing flower organ
  • antherPollen-producing structure

stigma · pollen · ovary · perianth · corolla · calyx · carpel · receptacle · inflorescence · floret

texture

delicate

Easily broken or harmed

papery · waxy · satiny · gossamer · translucent · diaphanous · ruffled · crinkled · smooth · glossy

structure

layered

Having multiple levels

arranged · cupped · ruffled · fringed · unfurling · spiraled · radiating · symmetrical · compound · double

blooming

blossoming

Beginning to flower

flowering · fading · wilting · dropping · scattering · fresh · withered · spent · fallen · scattered

Categories
Opposites
presence of petals

petaledpetalless

Having no petals

bare · naked · leafless

Phrases
Family

petal, petals, petalled, petaling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G