tépala

Portuguese edit

A Lilium flower showing the six tepals: the outer three are sepals and the inner three are petals.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin tepalum.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.pa.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.pa.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.pɐ.lɐ/

Noun edit

tépala f (plural tépalas)

(botany) tepal

See also edit

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