Definition
One of the individual parts of a flower's calyx, typically green and leaf-like, that protects the developing flower bud. Sepals are usually the outermost parts of the flower.
Etymology
Coined in 1790 by French botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle from Greek 'skepas' (covering) and the suffix '-al' from 'petalon' (leaf). He created this term to distinguish these protective structures from petals.
Kelly Says
Sepals are the unsung heroes of flowers - while petals get all the glory for being pretty, sepals are the tough bodyguards that protected those delicate petals when they were just babies in the bud!
Translations
DADansk
blomstervælling
blom-stervæ-ling
DEDeutsch
Kelchblatt
kelch-blatt
ELΕλληνικά
σέπαλο
se-pah-loh
ESEspañol
sépalo
seh-pah-loh
FRFrançais
sépale
se-pah-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelopak
ke-lo-pak
ITItaliano
sepalo
seh-pah-loh
MRMR
फुलांची पंख
phulaan-chee pankh
MSBahasa Melayu
kelopak
ke-lo-pak
NLNederlands
kelkblaadje
kelk-blaad-je
NONorsk
kronblad
kron-blad
PLPolski
płatek kielicha
pwat-ek kee-lee-cha
PTPortuguês
sépalos
seh-pah-losh
RORomână
sepale
seh-pah-leh
RUРусский
чашелистик
cha-she-lis-tik
SVSvenska
skalblad
skal-blad
THไทย
กลีบเลี้ยง
gleeb liang
TRTürkçe
çanak yaprağı
cha-nak ya-prah-gi
UKУкраїнська
чашолистик
cha-sho-lis-tik
VITiếng Việt
lá đài
la dai
ZUZU
ikhwala
ee-k-h-wa-la