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Imbricate vs Petal - What's the difference?

imbricate | petal |

As an adjective imbricate

is having regular overlapping edges; intertwined.

As a verb imbricate

is to overlap in a regular pattern.

As a noun petal is

one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

imbricate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having regular overlapping edges; intertwined.

    • Verb

    (imbricat)
  • To overlap in a regular pattern.

    • Related terms

    * imbrication

    petal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia petal) (en noun)
  • (botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
  • * 2011 , Jo Baker, The Picture Book
    • She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal , it's okay.'

    See also

    * sepal * tepal

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