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TEPAL

Dictionary entry overview: What does tepal mean?

• TEPAL (noun)
The noun TEPAL has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: TEPAL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TEPAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tepal" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

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