Sē'pal, n.

noun

n. [Fr. sépale, N. Lat. sepalum.] (Bot.) A leaf or division of the calyx.

☞ When the calyx or pericarp consists of but one part, it is said to be monosepalous; when of two parts, it is said to be disepalous; when of a variable and indefinite number of parts, it is said to be polysepalous.

A flower is shown with three arrows pointing to its sepals. — S, S, S, sepals.