Tepal

tepal
A division of the perianth--a sepal or a petal--of a flower in which the calyx and corolla are almost identical in appearances, as occurs in tulips and lilies. In Orchidaceae, this term refers to any sepal or petal, except the labellum.

Tepal
A term used when sepals and petals are indistinguishable from one another, because they are similar in size, shape and colour.
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Tepal - used when calyx and corolla are very similar and not easily distinguished as in Lilium catesbaei (pine lily).

tepal -- When the sepals and petals of a flower are indistinguishable, they are referred to as tepals. Tepals are common in many groups of monocots. More info?

Tepal- Perianth parts undifferentiated into distinct sepals and petals.
Terpene- Any of various isometric hydrocarbons found especially in essential oils (as from conifers), resins, and balsams.

Tepal A segment of perianth not differentiated into calyx or corolla.
Terminal The end bud beyond which no further growth takes place normally until the following season. At the tip or distal end.
Ternate In threes.

tepal
One of the modified leaves comprising a calyx and similiar to a flower petal.
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Tepal: A part of a flower that may originate from either a petal or a sepal.
Pseudobulb: A swollen storage organ formed on the stem between nodes and common among many orchids.
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tepal search for term- n. (Fr. tepale, from petale) denoting a unit of the perianth when the sepals and petals are essentially alike and not readily differentiated.terete search for term- a.

perfect reticulate palinactinodromous venation: a leaf venation pattern with ramifications of the lateral actinodromous veins occupying at least two-thirds of the blade area, but not reaching the margins perigon: the term used for tepals ...

Flowers: The 6 petal (actually tepals) white flowers, with green markings, hang like pendulums on graceful, arching stems. There is usually only one flower per bulb, but bulbs spread quickly. Some varieties of snowdrops are scented.

We often enjoy the beauty of magnolias inside by picking them when they are first opening,with at least one or two tepals unfurled.

'Whirlwind' has semi-double white blooms, with contorted greenish-white inner tepals.
'White Giant': grows 4 feet tall with large semi-double flowers.

Magnolias are very primitive flowering plants, the leathery segments of the flower known as tepals, with the central stigma fertilised mostly by beetles, as bees, which would be typical spring pollinators, ...

Star magnolia (M. stellata) produces up to 30 petal-like tepals that radiate outward from the flower center like the rays of a star. In 1977, the variety 'Centennial' won the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's gold medal award.

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