The flowers usually are small and grow in showy clusters, and some species have petaled blooms. |
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But Chinatown-shopkeeper abacuses line the walls, brass lion's-head door knockers snarl from the backs of chairs, and a kaleidoscope of petaled lampshades has turned half the ceiling into a lotus pond. |
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The shape of the building appears similar to that of a nine petaled lotus, a flower which is an icon having several different meanings in Asian culture. |
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The petaled rim of the sunflower glowed in the morning sunlight. |
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