tepal

noun

ˈtēpəl,

ˈtep-

plural -s

: any of the modified leaves making up a perianth

Word History

Etymology

French tépale, alteration (influenced by sépale sepal, from New Latin sepalum) of pétale petal, from New Latin petalum

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