Tepal vs. Petal
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Difference Between Tepal and Petal
Tepalnoun
(botany) 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.
Petalnoun
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
Tepalnoun
an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lillies and tulips)
Petalnoun
Term of endearment.
Petalverb
To spread out from, like the petals of a flower
Petalnoun
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
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