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Meanings of five-petaled in English

(Of flowers) having five petals.

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Examples for "five-petalled"
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Flowers not very large, five-petalled, and of a pleasing bright yellow colour.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
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The flag of Hong Kong features a distinctive five-petalled white flower on a red background.
BBC
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It was of gold, and upon it there was an exquisitely modelled, five-petalled little flower in vivid red enamel.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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Many-petalled roses are but the result of the scientific culture of the five-petalled rose of the hedgerow, the wild product of nature.
An Introduction to Yoga
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The flag of Hong Kong features a distinctive five-petalled white flower on a red background This process is called "grafting".
BBC
Usage of five-petaled in English
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Like a taunting silhouette emerging from the fog, the branches of Britain's oldest apple tree burgeoned with five-petaled blossoms, all glistening like Venus.
The Da Vinci Code
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Across the top a narrow conventional border was outlined, the cross of Saint George alternating with a five-petaled rose, the wild rose of England.
Masters of the Guild
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Nearby were cranesbills, wild geraniums with leaves of many teeth and five-petaled reddish-pink flowers, that grew into fruits that resembled the bills of cranes.
The Plains of Passage
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"I see a five-petaled flower," she whispered.
Bundori