| Pronunciation: | | 'sepul
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| Matching Terms: | | sepaled, sepaline, sepalody, sepaloid, sepalous, separability, separable, separably, separate, separate off, separate out, separated, separately, separateness, separatical, separating, separation, separation energy, separatism, separatist, separatistic, separative, separator, separatory, separatrix, sepawn
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| | Definition: | | [n] one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower |
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| | See Also: | | calyx, floral leaf |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Se"pal\, n. [NL. sepalum, formed in imitation of NL.
petalum, petal, to denote one of the divisions of the calyx:
cf. F. s['e]pale.] (Bot.)
A leaf or division of the calyx.
Note: When the calyx consists of but one part, it is said to
be monosepalous; when of two parts, it is said to be
disepalous; when of a variable and indefinite number of
parts, it is said to be polysepalous; when of several
parts united, it is properly called gamosepalous.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A member of the (usually green) outer whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower. |
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