Tepal

Word TEPAL
Character 5
Hyphenation tep al
Pronunciations /ˈtiːp(ə)l/

Definitions and meanings of "Tepal"

What do we mean by tepal?

A segment of the perianth of a flower in which the calyx and corolla (which make up the perianth) are nearly indistinguishable, as in tulips or lilies. The tepals are equivalent to the petals and sepals. noun

In botany, an individual segment of a perianth, whether sepal or petal. noun

A division of a perianth. noun

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. noun

An undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips) noun

Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tepal

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The word "tepal" in example sentences

The ancestral state in other characters is equivocal: e.g., bisexual vs. unisexual flowers, whorled vs. spiral floral phyllotaxis, presence vs. absence of tepal differentiation, anatropous vs. orthotropous ovules. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Uaxac ahau; paxci chakanputun; oxlahunkal hab cu tepal chacanputun tumen Ytza [139-1] unincob; ca talob u tzaclob yotochob tucaten; ca u zatahob be chakanputun; lay u katunil [139-2] biciob ahYtzaob yalan che, yalan haban, yalan ak ti numyaob. ❋ Various (1868)

Hun ahau; lahunkal hab cu tepal chicħen Ytza, ca paxi ca binob t cahtal chakanputun ti yanhi yotochob ahYtzaob kuyan uinicobi. ❋ Various (1868)

The expression _multepal_, from _mul_, to do an act jointly, or in common, and _tepal_, to govern, is interesting as showing that the government of the country in its golden days of prosperity was not one of an autocratic monarch, but a league or confederation of the principal chiefs of the peninsula. ❋ Various (1868)

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