sepal
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- 9
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/ˈsɛp(ə)l/
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/ˈsɛp(ə)l/ · /ˈsiːp(ə)l/
Definition of sepal
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
“The sepal and the petal are essentially leaf-like in form and anatomy but generally simpler in detailed structure than a foliage leaf.”
“In tomato, for example, the first sepal primordium is formed as an outgrowth at the periphery of the apex and the subsequent sepal primordia are initiated in a helical fashion at an angle of approximately 137° from the previous one.”
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Etymology
From French sépale, from New Latin sepalum.
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