A petal is one of the soft, usually coloured parts of a flower that sit around the centre, often shaped a little like a leaf. Roses, lilies, and cherry blossom show their petals clearly; many grass flowers almost hide them.

A petal花瓣is one of the soft, usually coloured parts of a flower是花朵上柔軟、通常有顏色的其中一部分that sit around the centre圍繞在花心周圍often shaped a little like a leaf形狀常常有點像葉子。Roses, lilies, and cherry blossom玫瑰、百合和櫻花show their petals clearly花瓣看得很清楚many grass flowers很多草本花almost hide them則幾乎把花瓣藏起來。

We count them (a six-petal flower) and we talk about them falling on the ground. People also stretch the word a little: a skirt that “opens like petals” is using the picture, not the garden.

We我們count them會數花瓣的數量(a six-petal flower)（像六瓣的花）and we talk about them falling on the ground也會說花瓣掉在地上。People人們also stretch the word a little也會把這個字用得寬鬆一點: a skirt that “opens like petals”一件「像花瓣一樣展開」的裙子is using the picture, not the garden用的是這個畫面，而不是真的花園。

The everyday meaning is still the flower part, and it is not a formal word — children learn it early.

The everyday meaning日常的意思is still the flower part仍然是花的那個部分and it is not a formal word而且不是正式用字 — children learn it early小孩很早就學會這個字。

Though actually, the small green pieces under many flowers are sepals, not petals, and the whole head of the flower is the blossom; petals are only those coloured “leaves” of it. There is almost no verb use in ordinary English.

Though actually不過其實the small green pieces under many flowers很多花下方的那些小小綠色部分are sepals, not petals是花萼，不是花瓣and the whole head of the flower而整朵花的頭部is the blossom叫做blossom；petals花瓣are only those coloured “leaves” of it則只是其中那些有顏色的「葉狀物」。There幾乎is almost no verb use in ordinary English沒有動詞用法。