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Borrowed from French sépale, from New Latin sēpalum, based on sēparātus (“separate”) + petalum (“petal”).
- IPA(key): /seːˈpaːl/
- Hyphenation: se‧paal
- Rhymes: -aːl
sepaal m (plural sepalen)
- (botany) sepal
- Synonyms: kelkblad, sepalum