sepal (redirected from Sepals)

se·pal  (spl)

n.

One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower.

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[New Latin sepalum, perhaps blend of Greek skep, covering and Latin petalum, petal; see petal.]

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sepaled, sepa·lous (sp-ls) adj.

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sepal [ˈsɛp^əl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the separate parts of the calyx of a flower

[from New Latin sepalum: sep-, from Greek skepē a covering + -alum, from New Latin petalum petal]

sepalled , sepalous [ˈsɛpələs] adj

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sepal  (spl)

One of the usually separate, green parts that surround and protect the flower bud and extend from the base of a flower after it has opened. Sepals tend to occur in the same number as the petals and to be centered over the petal divisions. In some species sepals are colored like petals, and they can even be indistinguishable from petals, as in the lilies (in what are called tepals). In some groups, such as the poppies, the sepals fall off after the flower bud opens. See more at flower.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sepal - one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower calyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green

Translations

sepal [ˈsepəl] N → sépalo m

sepal

n → Kelchblatt nt

sepal [ˈsɛpəl] n → sepalo