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sepal

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sep·al /ˈsepəl $ ˈsiː-/ noun [countable] technical HBPone of the small leaves directly under a flower 〔花的〕萼片Origin sepal (1800-1900) Modern Latin sepalum, from sepa- (from Greek skepe “covering”) + -lum (as in petalum “petal”)

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sepal
sep‧al /ˈsepəl $ ˈsiː-/

noun [countable] technical

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: sepalum, from sepa- (from Greek skepe 'covering') + -lum (as in petalum 'petal')

one of the small leaves directly under a flower

sepal

BrE

/ˈsepl/

NAmE

/ˈsepl/

noun

(

specialist

)

a part of a flower, like a leaf, that lies under and supports the

petals

called a

(= the delicate coloured parts that make up the head of the flower). Each flower has a ring of

sepals

called a

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