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lepal

lepal noun: a sterile transformed stamen.

Noun

lepal (plural lepals)

  1. (obsolete) A sterile transformed stamen.

Forms of lepal

plurallepals

Origin of lepal

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale (of a fish); flake”); compare French lépale.

Questions about lepal

What does lepal mean?
Lepal means a sterile transformed stamen.
What part of speech is lepal?
Lepal is a noun.
What is the plural of lepal?
The plural of lepal is lepals.

Words near lepal in the dictionary

  1. lepak
  2. lepaked
  3. lepaking
  4. lepakking
  5. lepaks
  6. lepal
  7. lepals
  8. lepanthia
  9. lepanthiform
  10. lepanthium
  11. Lepanto

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