English

Hellebore flowers normally have no true petals: the apparent petals are sepals or "tepals"

Noun

tepal ‎(plural tepals)

1. (botany) 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.

Related terms

• sepal
• petal

See also

• tepal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• tepal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Translations

Anagrams

• leapt
• lepta
• Patel
• petal
• plate
• pleat