One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower.
[New Latin sepalum, perhaps blend of Greek skepē, covering and Latin petalum, petal; see petal.]
sepaled se'paled or sep'a·lous (sĕp'ə-ləs) adj.
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One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower.
[New Latin sepalum, perhaps blend of Greek skepē, covering and Latin petalum, petal; see petal.]
sepaled se'paled or sep'a·lous (sĕp'ə-ləs) adj.One of the outermost series of flower parts, arranged in a ring outside the petals. It is often small, green, and leaflike but is sometimes large and colorful. Collectively, the sepals make up the calyx.

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kelchblatt
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) σέπαλο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - sépala (f) (Bot.)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - foderblad
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
萼片
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 萼片
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألكأسيه : أحدى ورقات كأس, ألزهرة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עלה-גביע
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