petal

/ˈpɛtəl/
noun
  1. One of the often brightly colored parts of a flower that form the corolla.
    • She carefully pressed a dried petal between the pages of her book.
    • The rose's red petals fell softly to the ground.
    • Each petal of the sunflower was large and golden.
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