| a combining form meaning “having sepals” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: polysepalous. |
se·pal  (sē'pəl)  n. One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower. [New Latin sepalum, perhaps blend of Greek skepē, covering and Latin petalum, petal; see petal.] se'paled, sep'a·lous (sěp'ə-ləs) adj. |
