Definitions for tepal

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tepal te·pal

Spelling: [tee-puh l, tep-uh l]

IPA: /ˈti pəl, ˈtɛp əl/

Tepal is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in tepal (aelpt).

Definitions for tepal

noun

1. one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.

Origin of tepal

French tépale (1827), alteration of pétale petal, on the model of sépale sepal; coined by Augustin-Pierre de Candolle (1778-1841), Swiss botanist

Examples for tepal

The Blacks have a quaint story about its origin, and I will tell it to you as old tepal, a black chief, told it to me.