tepal
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pəl, ˈtɛp noun Botany.
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
Origin:
< French tépale (1827), alteration of pétale petal, on the model of sépale sepal; coined by Augustin-Pierre de Candolle (1778–1841), Swiss botanist
< French tépale (1827), alteration of pétale petal, on the model of sépale sepal; coined by Augustin-Pierre de Candolle (1778–1841), Swiss botanist
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| —n | |
| any of the subdivisions of a perianth that is not clearly differentiated into calyx and corolla | |
| [C20: from French tépale changed (on analogy with sépale sepal) from pétale | |
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| tepal (tē'pəl, těp'əl) Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
Plants produce flowers with a variety of tepal colors from reddish-purple to pink on white.
The lowermost tepal is specialized into a lip that is narrowly triangular and is strongly decurved such.
In the small epigynous species, the lowermost tepal is narrow, revolute and divaricate.
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