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sepal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɛp(ə)l/
  • /ˈsiːp(ə)l/
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  • rhymes with -iːpəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: floral leaf

History

Etymology

From French sépale, from New Latin sepalum.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَبَلَة (sabala) — part of calyx
  • Arabic: كَأْسِيَّة (kaʔsiyya) — part of calyx
  • Bulgarian: чашели́стче (čašelístče) — part of calyx
  • Catalan: sèpal — part of calyx
  • Dutch: kelkblad — part of calyx
  • Dutch: sepaal — part of calyx
  • Dutch: sepalum — part of calyx
  • Esperanto: sepalo — part of calyx
  • Finnish: verholehti — part of calyx
  • French: sépale — part of calyx
  • German: Kelchblatt — part of calyx
  • German: Sepalum — part of calyx
  • Greek: σέπαλο (sépalo) — part of calyx
  • Hungarian: csészelevél — part of calyx
  • Icelandic: bikarblað — part of calyx
  • Ido: sepalo — part of calyx
  • Italian: sepalo — part of calyx
  • Japanese: 萼片 (gakuhen) — part of calyx
  • Southern Kurdish: پەپریک (peprîk) — part of calyx
  • Māori: raukōpaki — part of calyx
  • Polish: działka kielicha — part of calyx
  • Portuguese: sépala — part of calyx
  • Romanian: sepală — part of calyx
  • Russian: чашели́стик (čašelístik) — part of calyx
  • Spanish: sépalo — part of calyx
  • Swedish: foderblad — part of calyx
  • Swedish: blomblad — part of calyx
  • Tagalog: tampok — part of calyx
  • Turkish: çanak yaprak — part of calyx
  • Ukrainian: чашолисто́к (čašolystók) — part of calyx