four-petaled
3.8
A flower with four petals
- adjective
- /fɔr ˈpɛtld/
- Specialized
:
de cuatro pétalos
- In spring, the tree bursts with vibrant four-petaled flowers that brighten the landscape.
- four-petaled flowers
Examples
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Between each figure is a vertical row of three four-petaled rosettes, each having blue petals with a white border, and white centers with a red border (Figs. 9-10).
Academic text (1991) -
The garden was filled with beautiful four-petaled flowers that attracted many bees.
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She admired the delicate, four-petaled blossoms blooming along the path.
Synonyms
9.9
Having four similar parts, often in flowers
describes a flower that has exactly four petals
9.9
Having parts arranged in groups of four, like leaves
means a flower showing four petals rather than a four part leaf grouping
How Many
four-petaled
- Specialized
three-petaled
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word four-petaled is simply the number four plus petal, and the ending -ed means 'having'. The word petal comes from a word for a 'leaf', so four-petaled describes a flower 'having' four leaf-like parts, which is why we use it for flowers with four petals.
