tepal
Plural: tepals
Noun
- A segment of the perianth in a flower, not clearly differentiated as petals or sepals.
- an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)
- 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.
Examples
- The beauty of Scrabble is finding words like TEPAL that connect disparate letters into a botanical term.
Origin / Etymology
From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”).
Scrabble Score: 7
tepal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtepal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tepal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
tepal: valid Words With Friends Word