sepal
pronunciation
How to pronounce sepal in British English:
UK [ˈsepl]
How to pronounce sepal in American English:
US [ˈsipəl]
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- Noun:
- one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
Word Origin
- sepal (n.)
- "leaf of the calyx," 1821, from French sépal, from Modern Latin sepalum (H.J. de Necker, 1790), coined from Latin separatus "separate, distinct" (see separate (v.)) + petalum "petal" (see petal).
Example
- 1. Spurless sepals lanceolate ; upper sepal narrowly ovate or oblong .
- 2. Another plausible theory held that if the internal ( adaxial ) face of each petal and sepal grew faster than the external ( abaxial ) face , the flower would eventually be forced to bend outward . In some plants , these mechanisms do drive the blooming process .
- 3. Upper sepal ca. 1.4 cm high .
- 4. Only 1 sepal of calyx glandular .
- 5. Spur of lower sepal ca. 1 cm .