Sepal
/ˈsɛp(ə)l/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
"1836, The Family Magazine, Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume III, Redfield & Lindsay, page 367, When the sepals are distinct, or separate from each other, the calyx is said to be polysepalous."
- 2 one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower wordnet
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More examples"1836, The Family Magazine, Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume III, Redfield & Lindsay, page 367, When the sepals are distinct, or separate from each other, the calyx is said to be polysepalous."
Etymology
From French sépale, from New Latin sepalum.