sepal

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S0271000 (sē′pəl)n. One of the usually green leaflike structures composing the outermost part of a flower. Sepals often enclose and protect the bud and may remain after the fruit forms.

[New Latin sepalum, perhaps blend of Greek skepē, covering and Latin petalum, petal; see petal.]

sep′a·line (sĕp′ə-lĭn), sep′a·lous (-ləs) adj.

sepal

(ˈsɛpəl) n (Botany) any of the separate parts of the calyx of a flower[C19: from New Latin sepalum: sep-, from Greek skepē a covering + -alum, from New Latin petalum petal] ˈsepalled, sepalous adj

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(ˈsi pəl)

n. one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower. [< New Latin sepalum (1790)] se′paled, se′palled, adj.

se·pal

(sē′pəl) One of the separate, usually green parts extending from the base of a flower. Sepals look like small leaves, though in some plants they are colored like petals. As a group, they form the calyx, which surrounds and protects the flower bud. In some flowers, such as the poppies, the sepals fall off after the flower bud opens. See more at flower.

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Noun

sepal - one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flowerfloral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flowercalyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green

Translations

σέπαλοsepalo

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a modified leaf, part of the outermost of the four groups of flowerflower,
name for the specialized part of a plant containing the reproductive organs, applied to angiosperms only. A flower may be thought of as a modified, short, compact branch bearing lateral appendages.
..... Click the link for more information. parts. The sepals of a flower are collectively called the calyx and act as a protective covering of the inner flower parts in the bud. Sepals are usually green, but in some flowers (e.g., the lily and the orchid) they are the same color as the petals and may be confused with them. In some groups of plants (e.g., the marsh marigold and the anemone) they are absent. The small green leaflike structures at the base of the flower head in the aster family are not true sepals but bracts; the sepals are modified into a circle of tiny white hairs on the ovary (the pappus; see asteraster
[Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis
..... Click the link for more information. ). The sepals are sometimes fused into a tube around the base of the petals, as in the mint family.

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[sēp·əl] (botany) One of the leaves composing the calyx.

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any of the separate parts of the calyx of a flower

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noun one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower

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