te·pal (t  p l, t pl)n. A division of the perianth of a flower having a virtually indistinguishable calyx and corolla, as in tulips and lilies. [French tépale, alteration (influenced by sépale, sepal) of pétale, petal, from New Latin petalum; see petal.] |
tepal [ˈtiːpəl ˈtɛpəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the subdivisions of a perianth that is not clearly differentiated into calyx and corolla
[from French tépale changed (on analogy with sépale sepal) from pétale petal]
| tepal (tpl, tpl) A division of the perianth of a flower in which the sepals and petals are indistinguishable, as in tulips and lilies. |
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| Noun | 1. | tepal - an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips) plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus |
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