tepal
te·pal
noun
1.
an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lillies and tulips)
Origin
From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”).
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