tepal

tepal
/tee"peuhl, tep"euhl/, n. Bot.
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, esp. one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
[ < F tépale (1827), alter. of pétale petal, on the model of sépale sepal; coined by Augustin-Pierre de Candolle (1778-1841), Swiss botanist]

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