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SEPAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sepal" is a kind of...):
floral leaf (a modified leaf that is part of a flower)
Holonyms ("sepal" is a part of...):
calyx ((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)