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📚 noun • entry_id 13702

sepal

/ˈsɛp(ə)l/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sépalo
One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
1836, The Family Magazine, Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume III, Redfield & Lindsay, page 367, When the sepals are distinct, or separate from each other, the calyx…
The sepal and the petal are essentially leaf-like in form and anatomy but generally simpler in detailed structure than a foliage leaf.
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