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# sepal

noun (a sepal, sepals)

«sepal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) A sepal is one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under the petals of a flower that protect the bud before it opens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on plants: labelling a flower's parts — petal, sepal, stamen, stigma. Phrases: «petals and sepals».

### Examples

- The sepals protect the flower bud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#x1)
- Label the petals and sepals on the diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#x2)
- A rose has five green sepals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#x3)
- When the bud opens, the sepals fold back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#x4)
- Count the sepals: there are 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/#x5)

### Note

Science word. Do not mix up with «petal» (the coloured parts). All the sepals together are called the calyx.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sepal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sepal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sepal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sepal.html) on Mova free.