any of the subdivisions of a perianth that is not clearly differentiated into calyx and corolla
Word origin
C20: from French tépale changed (on analogy with sépale sepal) from pétalepetal
tepal in American English
(ˈtipəl, ˈtepəl)
noun
Botany
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, esp. one that is not clearly differentiatedinto petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips
Word origin
[‹ F tépale (1827), alter. of pétale petal, on the model of sépale sepal; coined by Augustin-Pierre de Candolle (1778–1841), Swiss botanist]
Examples of 'tepal' in a sentence
tepal
Membrane permeability of tepal tissues increased as the flower progressed through various stages.
Gul Fahima, Tahir Inayatullah, Shahri Waseem 2015, 'Flower development and senescence in Narcissus tazetta ‘Kashmir Local'', Folia Horticulturaehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/fhort.2015.27.issue-2/fhort-2015-0021/fhort-2015-0021.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The variation in tepal shape was distinct: the two whorls of tepals of a single flower exhibited two shapes.
Azad Rumana, Kumara K.L. Wasantha, Senanayake Gamini, Ranawaka R.A.A.K., PushpakumaraD.K.N.G, Geekiyanage Sudarshanee 2018, 'Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District,Sri Lanka', Open Agriculturehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opag.2018.3.issue-1/opag-2018-0025/opag-2018-0025.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Meanwhile, we found the content of anthocyanin was significantly reduced during thetepal color fading process.
Yuanzheng Yue, Jiawei Liu, Tingting Shi, Min Chen, Ya Li, Juhua Du, Haiyan Jiang,Xiulian Yang, Huirong Hu, Lianggui Wang 2019, 'Integrating Transcriptomic and GC-MS Metabolomic Analysis to Characterize Color andAroma Formation during Tepal Development in Lycoris longituba', Plantshttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/3/53. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)