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tepal
Tepal (noun) means one of the outer parts of a flower that form its perianth, used when they are not clearly separate into petals and sepals.
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One of the outer parts of a flower that form its perianth, used when they are not clearly separate into petals and sepals.
"The species bears creamy white flowers with a yellow base and tepals often streaked with rose-pink."
— Barbara W. Ellis, Taylor's Guide to Bulbs (2001)
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Etymology
Came from French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, which was coined in 1827 by transposing the letters of French pétale (“petal”).
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"tepal" (noun) means one of the outer parts of a flower that form its perianth, used when they are not clearly separate into petals and sepals.
