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sepals

sepals is the plural of sepal.

Meaning of sepal

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

Questions about sepals

What is sepals the plural of?
Sepals is the plural of sepal.

Words near sepals in the dictionary

  1. sepalled
  2. sepalody
  3. sepaloid
  4. sepaloids
  5. sepalous
  6. sepals
  7. separabilities
  8. separability
  9. separable
  10. separable affix
  11. separable affixes

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