- sepal
- sepal "leaf of the calyx," 1821, from Fr. sépal, from Mod.L. sepalum (H.J. de Necker, 1790), coined from L. separatus "separate" + petalum "petal."
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sepal — sepal; sepal·ine; sepal·oid; … English syllables
Sepal — Se pal, n. [NL. sepalum, formed in imitation of NL. petalum, petal, to denote one of the divisions of the calyx: cf. F. s[ e]pale.] (Bot.) A leaf or division of the calyx. [1913 Webster] Note: When the calyx consists of but one part, it is said… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sepal — ► NOUN Botany ▪ each of the leaf like parts of a flower that surround the petals, enclosing them when the flower is in bud. ORIGIN from Greek skep covering , influenced by French pétale petal … English terms dictionary
sepal — [sē′pəl; ] chiefly Brit [ sep′əl] n. [Fr sépale < ModL sepalum, arbitrary blend < Gr skepē, a covering + ModL petalum, PETAL] Bot. any of the usually green, leaflike parts of the calyx: see FLOWER sepaled adj. sepalled … English World dictionary
Sepal — A sepal (from Latin separatus separate + petalum petal ) is a part of the flower of angiosperms or flower plants. Sepals in a typical flower are green and lie under the more conspicuous petals. As a collective unit the sepals are called the of a… … Wikipedia
sepal — n. portion of calyx. ♦ sepaline, ♦ sepaloid, a. like sepal … Dictionary of difficult words
sepal — taurėlapis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augalų žiedo taurelės lapelis. atitikmenys: angl. sepal rus. чашелистик … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
sepal — noun Etymology: New Latin sepalum, from sep (irregular from Greek skepē covering) + alum (as in petalum petal) Date: 1821 one of the modified leaves comprising a calyx see flower illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sepal — Kamelienblüte Skizze: Ke = Kelchblatt Die Kelchblätter (Sepalen) bilden den Kelch (Calyx) einer Blüte einer Bedecktsamigen Pflanze und sind die äußeren, manchmal derberen und manchmal grünen Blütenhüllblätter, sie können aber auch andere Farben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sepal — sepaled, sepalled, adj. /see peuhl/, n. Bot. one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower. [ < NL sepalum (1790), irreg. coinage based on Gk sképe covering and L petalum PETAL] * * * … Universalium
