NOUN | plant | sepal | one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower |
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Meaning | One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower. | |
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Part of | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud |
Broader | floral leaf | A modified leaf that is part of a flower |
Spanish | sépalo | |
Catalan | sèpal | |
Adjectives | sepaloid, sepaline | resembling or characteristic of a sepal |
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