noun

• A segment of the outer whorl in a flower that has no differentiation between petals and sepals.

  ‘However, these authors did not observe the initiation of tepals and stamens on the same whorl on individual flowers.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The blossoms vary in the number of thick tepals, or petals, and last only two to four days.’
  • ‘The flower closing occurs through upward movements of the tepals, which return to their bud position.’
  • ‘The six subequal tepals are arranged in two whorls and horizontally spread.’
  • ‘Flowers are available with plain tepals and ruffled tepals.’