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"petals" has 2 syllables: pet-als. It rhymes with settles and metals, if that helps it stick.
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"Petals" has 2 syllables: pet · als.
Petals: 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.
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