Petal vs. Vexillum

Petalnoun

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

Petalnoun

Term of endearment.

Petalverb

To spread out from, like the petals of a flower

Petalnoun

One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.

Petalnoun

One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.

Petalnoun

part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

Petal

Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators.

Vexillumnoun

A flag, banner, or standard.

Vexillumnoun

A company of troops serving under one standard.

Vexillumnoun

The sign of the cross.

Vexillumnoun

(botany) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.

Vexillumnoun

(ornithology) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Vexillumnoun

A flag or standard.

Vexillumnoun

A banner.

Vexillumnoun

The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard.

Vexillumnoun

The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.

Vexillum

The vexillum (; plural vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army.