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Определение tepal в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

One of the component parts of the perianth, the outermost whorls of flower parts, especially when the perianth is not divided into two whorls of unequal appearance

An undifferentiated sepal or petal

When the sepals and petals of a flower are indistinguishable, they are referred to as tepals Tepals are common in many groups of monocots More info?

A division of a perianth

Sepals and petals of a lily or tulip flower which very similar, and difficult to tell apart

an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lillies and tulips)

The combined sepals and petals when they are similar, e g tulip

Расстановка переносов

te·pal

Этимология

() From French tépale, from pétale (“petal”), by transposition.