petalwise

English

Etymology

From petal +‎ -wise.

Adverb

petalwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a petal or petals.
    • 1945, Marianne Steiff Finton Meisel, Years Before the Flood, page 14:
      She fixed Peter a slice of black bread and jam by cutting the hard crust petalwise around the edge, so the child could tear off convenient pieces.
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