Etymology

tepal

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Today it means: Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. Full definition →

French tépale ← New Latin tēpalum
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  1. French · derived frompétale“petal”
  2. New Latin · derived fromtēpalum
  3. French · derived fromtépale
  4. English todaytepal

From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”).

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