Petal

(noun.) part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored.

丹尼斯编辑

• They came forth at last in a little high table-land of snow, where stood the last peaks of snow like the heart petals of an open rose. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He found Mary in the garden gathering roses and sprinkling the petals on a sheet. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• When the colour is absent from only one of the two upper petals, the nectary is not quite aborted but is much shortened. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The petals in the imperfect flowers almost always consist of mere rudiments, and the pollen-grains are reduced in diameter. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• In regard to plants, the petals are sometimes rudimentary, and sometimes well developed in the individuals of the same species. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Another richer than I desires to wed thee, Therefore do I shed tears, as the rose sheds her crimson petals. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Why should the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils, in each flower, though fitted for such distinct purposes, be all constructed on the same pattern? 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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