dispetalv.
/dɪsˈpɛtəl/ transitive. To deprive or strip of petals.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of petals
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1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 74 Though the garland rose hereafter hung Dishonoured and dispetalled.
1880 R. Broughton Second Thoughts II. iii. vi. 223 The splashed and dispetalled geraniums.
1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods I. xxxv. 69 When the truant gull Skims the green level of the lawn, his wing Dispetals roses.
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