/ˈsɛp(ə)l/, /ˈsiːp(ə)l/
OriginFrom French sépale, from New Latin sepalum.
- 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 is said to be polyse”
“The sepal and the petal are essentially leaf-like in form and anatomy but generally simpler in detailed structure than a foliage leaf.”
“In tomato, for example, the first sepal primordium is formed as an outgrowth at the periphery of the apex and the subsequent sepal primordia are initiated in a helical fashion at an angle of approxima”
Formssepals(plural)