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tepal

/ˈtɛp(ə)l/
/ˈtiːp(ə)l/

Rhymes with -ɛpəl, -iːpəl

Where it comes from

From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”).

noun tepals

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. 1982, H. Q. Varekamp (translator and editor), Z. Botschantzeva, Tulips: Taxonomy, Morphology, cytology, phytogeography and physiology, page 27, In Tulipa the pubescent tips of the tepals are quite interesting in particular those of T. fosteriana. The top of the tepal is initiated and develops before

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noun botany

Español	tépalo
日本語	花被片 kahihen
Português	tépala
Français	tépale
Deutsch	Blütenhüllblatt, Perigonblatt
Tiếng Việt	cánh đài

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@misc{tepal_2026,
  title = {tepal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tepal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}