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sepal

/ˈsɛp(ə)l/

sepal noun: one of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

sepal: one of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a...
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Noun

sepal (plural sepals)

  1. One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
    • When the sepals are distinct, or separate from each other, the calyx is said to be polysepalous.1836, The Family Magazine, Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume III, Redfield & Lindsay, page 367
    • The sepal and the petal are essentially leaf-like in form and anatomy but generally simpler in detailed structure than a foliage leaf.2009, Shubhrata R. Mishra, Understanding Plant Reproduction, Discovery Publishing House, page 164

sepal meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

sepal in Tamil

புற இதழ், புல்லி இதழ், புல்லிதழ், புல்லி வட்டம்

sepal in Tagalog

part of calyx
tampok

sepal in Arabic

part of calyx
سَبَلَة sabala, كَأْسِيَّة kaʔsiyya

Examples of sepal in a sentence

  • The sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.
  • It is a way of describing it: "horse-ear" refers to the elongated, spatulalike shape of the sepals.
  • Sepals awn-pointed, as long as the notched, rose-coloured or whitish petals.

All 10 example sentences with sepal

Forms of sepal

pluralsepals

Origin of sepal

From French sépale, from New Latin sepalum.

Words formed from sepal

Words that rhyme with sepal

Questions about sepal

What does sepal mean?
Sepal means one of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
What is sepal in Tamil?
Sepal in Tamil is புற இதழ், புல்லி இதழ், புல்லிதழ். See Sepal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sepal?
Sepal is a noun.
How do you pronounce sepal?
Sepal is pronounced /ˈsɛp(ə)l/.
What is the plural of sepal?
The plural of sepal is sepals.

Words near sepal in the dictionary

  1. sep
  2. Sep.
  3. SEPA
  4. sepak takraw
  5. sepaktakraw
  6. sepal
  7. sepaled
  8. sepaline
  9. sepalled
  10. sepalody
  11. sepaloid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sepal (page history and authors); sepal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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