noun
tepal
Tepal (noun) means any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.
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Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.
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Etymology
From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”).
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"tepal" (noun) means any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.