tepal
IPA: tˈipʌɫ
noun
- (botany) 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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Examples of "tepal" in Sentences
- Tepal Lilies are leafy stemmed herbs.
- The tips of its tepals may be smooth or jagged or toothed.
- Each tepal is only one or two centimeters long and curls back.
- The four stamens are situated within the limb, one on each tepal.
- The term 'tepal' refers to a particular form of a floral perianth.
- They have very short filaments, and are attached one to each tepal.
- Spreading hairs cover the fruits and the outer surface of the tepals.
- The pedicels, tepals and the ovary are very densely stellate tomentose.
- Wings develop from the transverse zone at the outer side of the tepals.
- They have sessile flowers with the tepals fused at the base, without nectary.
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