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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEPAL

From New Latin sepalum: sep-, from Greek skepē a covering + -alum, from New Latin petalumpetal.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEPAL

sepal  [ˈsɛpəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEPAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sepal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEPAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sepal

Sepal

A sepal (/ˈsɛp(ə)l/ or /ˈsiːp(ə)l/) is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Collectively the sepals are called the calyx (plural calyces), the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. The word calyx adopted from the Latin calyx, not to be confused with calix, a cup or goblet. Calyx derived from the Greek καλυξ a bud, a calyx, a husk or wrapping, from Sanskrit kalika, a bud. Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom. After flowering, most plants have no more use for the calyx which withers or becomes vestigial, however, some plants retain a thorny calyx, either dried or live, as protection for the fruit or seeds. Examples include species of Acaena, some of the Solanaceae, and the water caltrop, Trapa natans. In some species the calyx not only persists after flowering, but instead of withering, begins to grow actively until it forms a bladder-like enclosure around the fruit.

Definition of sepal in the English dictionary

The definition of sepal in the dictionary is any of the separate parts of the calyx of a flower.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEPAL


ample
ˈæmpəl
apple
ˈæpəl
chapel
ˈtʃæpəl
couple
ˈkʌpəl
example
ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl
gospel
ˈɡɒspəl
maple
ˈmeɪpəl
multiple
ˈmʌltɪpəl
municipal
mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl
nipple
ˈnɪpəl
people
ˈpiːpəl
pineapple
ˈpaɪnˌæpəl
principal
ˈprɪnsɪpəl
principle
ˈprɪnsɪpəl
purple
ˈpɜːpəl
sample
ˈsɑːmpəl
Sebastopol
sɪˈbæstəpəl
simple
ˈsɪmpəl
temple
ˈtɛmpəl
triple
ˈtrɪpəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEPAL

sepad
sepaline
sepalled
sepalody
sepaloid
separability
separable
separableness
separably
separate
separate opinion
separate school
separate the sheep from the goats
separated
separately
separateness
separates
separating funnel
separation
separation allowance

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEPAL

appal
archetypal
assistant principal
Bhopal
black opal
carpal
chappal
copal
episcopal
hippocampal
Nepal
nopal
opal
pal
papal
pen pal
pupal
tepal
vice-principal
vorpal

Synonyms and antonyms of sepal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sepal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEPAL

Find out the translation of sepal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sepal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sepal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

萼片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sépalo
570 millions of speakers

English

sepal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाह्यदल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чашелистник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sepal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃত্যংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sépale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sepal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kelchblatt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

萼片
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽃받침
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lá đài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புற இதழ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिपल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sepal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sepalo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sepal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чашелістніков
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sepală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sepal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sepal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sepal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sepal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sepal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPAL»

The term «sepal» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sepal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sepal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sepal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEPAL»

Discover the use of sepal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sepal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Monocots: Systematics and Evolution: Systematics and Evolution
Table I . Developmental influences on sepal position in Hedychium coronarium sepal I shape of apex; position of continuation shape of apex; position of tertiary bract apex and continuation apex sepal 2 shape of apex; position of first sepal ...
Karen Wilson, David Morrison, 2000
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Cyclopedia of American horticulture: comprising suggestions ...
CYPRIPEDIUM In different fls. on the same plant; petals colored like upper sepal; labellum waxy yellow, spreading at aperture; staminode yellow, with an orange- yellow projection. Gng. 7:196. — The most beautiful Cypripedium. C. insigne ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1904
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Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, Comprising Suggestions ...
in different fls. on the same plant; petals colored like upper sepal; labellum waxy yellow, spreading at aperture; st ami node yellow, with an orange-yellow projection. Gng. 7:196. — The most beautiful Cypripedium. C. insvjnt runs into many ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller, 1909
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The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
varieties; dorsal sepal large, olive-green below heavily spotted with brown, the upper part only White with a few large mauve spots; lip mahogany, polished. Ne al. R.H.1878:130. .25160. Var. citflnum, Pfitz. ls. clear citron-yellow, except dorsal  ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1919
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Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: Farms
in diflerent fls. on the same plant; petals colored like . upper sepal; labellum waxy yellow. spreading at aperture; staminode yellow, with an orange-yellow projection. Gng. 7:196.—The most beautiful Cypripedium. C. iriqu runs into many forms.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1910
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in different fls. on the same plant; petals colored like upper sepal; labellum waxy yellow. spreading at aperture; staminode yellow, with an orange-yellow projection. Gng. 7:l96.—The most beautiful Cypripedium. petals pale greenish yellow; ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller, 1910
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Foundations and Applications of Statistics: An Introduction ...
45678 Sepal.WidthSepal.Width 45678 Sepal.Width 10 20 30 ual.count(Sepal. Width, number = 0 30 0 10 20 0 40 80 Sepal.Width Sepal.Length P e r c e n t o f T o t a l 0 40 80 45678 Sepal.WidthSepal.Width 45678 Sepal.WidthSepal.
Randall J. Pruim, 2011
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Neural Network Modeling Using Sas Enterprise Miner
Conversely, the width of the sepal and the petal has the highest correlation of (. 863) and (.737) respectively with the second discriminant function. Discriminant Analysis of Fisher (1936) Iris Data The CANDISC Procedure Total Canonical ...
Randall Matignon, 2005
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Orchid Monographs: A Taxonomic Revision of the Continental ...
a-b - plant; c - flower; d - flower analysis, from left to right: median sepal, petal, lateral sepal, lip; e - lip, left: adaxially, right: abaxially; f - column and lip, lateral view; g - column, frontal view; h - anther, left: adaxially, right: abaxially; i - pollinia, left: ...
J. J. Vermeulen, 1987
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Life: The Science of Biology
Mature flower (B) Whorl 1: Whorl 2: sepal petal Whorl 3: Whorl 4: stamen carpel DNA Early flower differentiation (meristems) The four organs in a flower are determined by four groups of cells in the meristem. In wild-type plants, the ...
H. Craig Heller, David M. Hillis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEPAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sepal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six of the best tender fuchsia plants for patio pots and hanging baskets
Lots of flower buds are now emerging and the flowers will be a voluptuous reddish pink under a shiny red sepal. This is another tender plant though so it will ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
The Secrets Of Orchid Genetics
While most flowers have protective sepals surrounding the petals that are merely green and leaf-like, orchid sepals are colored and ornamented just like petals ... «Inside Science News Service, Apr 15»
3
¿Cuál es el afán del alcalde por privatizar Sepal?
La situación que más ha generado el rechazo ciudadano es que la misma gerente de Sepal, Maritza Rosero Narváez, haya sido quien develó las intenciones ... «HSB Noticias, Apr 15»
4
La Sepal opera con un gerente paralelo, generando gran …
La posibilidad de que la empresa de Servicio Público de Alumbrado Sepal sea vendida causó un gran revuelo entre la ciudadanía, la cual aún no se repone ... «HSB Noticias, Apr 15»
5
Bed-Stuy Residents Catalog 'Hideous' Buildings in Plea for Better …
As part of the Stuyvesant East Preservation Action League (SEPAL), Dakota and others are cataloging local construction changes in an attempt to ask ... «DNAinfo, Mar 15»
6
How to grow: Monkshood
These 2in-long blooms, borne in branched spikes up to 5ft high, are actually composed of sepals around insignificant flowers. The top sepal forms the trademark ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Middle Eastern restaurant gains fans in Quincy Point
Around noon on Tuesday, Amy Conley of Wollaston walked into Sepal with her three kids, ages 2 to 8, in tow. Her Lebanese friends told her about the place, and ... «The Patriot Ledger, Sep 14»
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Conheça os preletores do 41º Encontro Sepal
A Sepal (Servindo aos Pastores e Líderes) promove nos dias 5 a 9 de maio o 41º Encontro para Pastores e Líderes. O tradicional evento terá a presença de ... «Gospel Prime, Apr 14»
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Conheça mais sobre as palestras e plenárias apresentadas no 41º …
É para falar sobre este importante tema que a Sepal planejou para seu 41º Encontro a proposta “Uma Igreja chamada Família”, que contará com diversas ... «Gospel Prime, Jan 14»
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Karm elu kütab sepal istmiku tuliseks
Tänavu alternatiivse talu auhinna võitnud Võrumaal Rõuge külje all asuva Sepa talu peremees on ellujääja. See on hea, sest kuigi auhind kodus, ei too see ... «Delfi, Nov 13»

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