Definitions for tepals

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tepals te·pal

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

IPA: /ˈti pəl, ˈtɛp əl/

Tepals is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 202 anagrams from letters in tepals (aelpst).

Definitions for tepals

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 tepals

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 tepals

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.