sepal
IPA: sˈɛpʌɫ
noun
- (botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when the sepals in a plant's calyx are not fused into a single structure.
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Examples of "sepal" in Sentences
- The sepals are fuchsia or purple.
- The sepals and the petals are alike.
- The sepals of the flower are acuminate.
- The Sepals are ovate and slightly pubescent.
- The sepals persist beyond the maturity of the fruit.
- Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered.
- Sepals usually connate, often colored, usually accrescent.
- The dorsal sepal is obovate, and the lateral sepals are oblong.
- The fruits develop in the remnants of the sepals on erect stalks.
- The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a calyx of sepals.