Definition of Sepals. Meaning of Sepals. Synonyms of Sepals

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- A sepal (/ˈsɛpəl, ˈsiːpəl/) is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower...
- although it is possible to distinguish an outer whorl of sepals from an inner whorl of petals, the sepals and petals have similar appearance to one another (as...
- apical ends of each sepal or lobes. The sepals can have varied consistency and shape. In the compositae, for example, the sepals are reduced to hairs...
- smaller outer sepals, usually greenish and shed when the flower opens. Moving inwards, these are followed by four larger petal-like inner sepals, often brightly...
- forms an envelope surrounding the ****ual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepals when called a perigone. The term perianth...
- 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...
- SS-N-3a Shaddock S-35 SSC-1a 1b Shaddock TEL P-35 SS-N-3b Sepal 3M44 Progress SSC-1B Sepal, modernized version P-35B GRAU 4K44B coastal AShM, GLCM complex...
- or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals. The pistil may be made up of one carpel or of several fused carpels (e...
- in heads in leaf axils with 5 sepals and usually 5 white petals, each with 15 to 30 stamens arranged opposite the sepals, and the fruit a woody capsule...
- panicles. The sepals and petals are free from and spread widely apart from each other. The lateral sepals are usually larger than the dorsal sepal and the petals...