tepal
nounA segment of the perianth of a flower in which the calyx and corolla (which make up the perianth) are nearly indistinguishable, as in tulips or lilies. The tepals are equivalent to the petals and sepals.
nounIn botany, an individual segment of a perianth, whether sepal or petal.
nounA division of a perianth.
nounOne of the component parts of the
an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)
