sepal

«sepal» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a sepal, sepals)

meaning for a pupil

(science) A sepal is one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under the petals of a flower that protect the bud before it opens. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on plants: labelling a flower's parts — petal, sepal, stamen, stigma. Phrases: «petals and sepals».

examples

• The sepals protect the flower bud. tree →
• Label the petals and sepals on the diagram. tree →
• A rose has five green sepals. tree →
• When the bud opens, the sepals fold back. tree →
• Count the sepals: there are 5. tree →

note

Science word. Do not mix up with «petal» (the coloured parts). All the sepals together are called the calyx.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sepal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.