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Antisepalous
Antisepalous An`ti*sep"al*ous, a. [Pref. anti- + sepal.] (Bot.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.
Disepalous
Disepalous Di*sep"al*ous, a. [Pref. di- + sepalous.] (Bot.) Having two sepals; two-sepaled.
Episepalous
Episepalous Ep`i*sep"al*ous, a. [Pref. epi- + sepal.] (Bot.) Growing on the sepals or adnate to them.
Gamosepalous
Gamosepalous Gam`o*sep"al*ous, a. [Gr. ? marriage + E. sepal.] (Bot.) Formed of united sepals; monosepalous.
Oligosepalous
Oligosepalous Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous, a. [Oligo- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having few sepals.
Oppositisepalous
Oppositisepalous Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous, a. [See Opposite, and Sepal.] (Bot.) Placed in front of a sepal.
Polysepalous
Polysepalous Pol`y*sep"al*ous, a. [Poly- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other.
Sepaled
Sepaled Se"paled, a. (Bot.) Having one or more sepals.
Sepaline
Sepaline Sep"al*ine, a. (Bot.) Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals.
Sepalody
Sepalody Se*pal"o*dy, n. [Sepal + Gr. ??? form.] (Bot.) The metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals or sepaloid bodies.
Sepaloid
Sepaloid Sep"al*oid, a. [Sepal + -oid.] (Bot.) Like a sepal, or a division of a calyx.
Sepalous
Sepalous Sep"al*ous, a. (Bot.) Having, or relating to, sepals; -- used mostly in composition. See under Sepal.
Synsepalous
Synsepalous Syn*sep"al*ous, a. [Pref. syn- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having united sepals; gamosepalous.
Tetrasepalous
Tetrasepalous Tet`ra*sep"al*ous, a. [Tetra- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having four sepals.

Meaning of Sepal from wikipedia

- A sepal (/ˈsɛpəl, ˈsiːpəl/) is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower...
- reporting name SS-N-3 Shaddock for submarine-launched versions and SS-N-3 Sepal for ship and coastal defence versions, is a Cold War era turbojet-powered...
- Penstemon calycosus, commonly called long-sepal beardtongue, is a species of plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is native to eastern North...
- plain text (note that the HTML rendering may convert tabs to spaces): Sepal length Sepal width Petal length Petal width Species 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.2 I. setosa 4...
- profile; sepal tube with hooked hairs; April–October.: 208  Mature fruit dark brown, shiny. Mature calyx on spreading stalks longer than sepal tube; calyx...
- conspecific. However, they are different in many morphological aspects such as sepal persistence, silique shape, and habit. Most importantly, they do not hybrid...
- The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated...
- from the outside in, are composed first of sterile parts, commonly called sepals (if their main function is protective) and petals (if their main function...
- structure formed by the partial or complete fusion of two or more sepals. Such sepals are said to be synsepalous or gamosepalous. It is common among lady's...
- Petals are usually surrounded by an outer whorl of modified leaves called sepals, that collectively form the calyx and lie just beneath the corolla. The...