sepal
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By mutating genes that control polyploidy in the mustardlike plant Arabidopsis thaliana, she and her team discovered that if the sepal had too few polyploid cells, it was stiff and upright and blooming was impeded.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 23, 2023
Goethe recognized that all the parts of a flower, from pistil to sepal, are modified leaves.
From Nature ● Aug. 5, 2019
The upper sepal is frequently the showiest feature in the flower; the lower sepals are joined and arranged behind the lip, whilst the petals extend on each side and vary much in form.
From Orchids by James O'Brien
In Pelargonium the flower is zygomorphic with a spurred posterior sepal and the petals differing in size or shape.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
Edithae.—Rosy white of sepal and petal, bordered with yellow and barred with chestnut; lip pale yellow, much deeper at the base, with chestnut spots in the centre.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Frederick Boyle
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