tepal
/ˈtɛpəl/
noun
- A part of a flower that looks like a petal or a sepal, found in flowers where the petals and sepals look the same.
- Lilies have six tepals that are all colorful and similar in shape.
- When a flower's sepals and petals are identical, each one is called a tepal.
- The tulip's bright red tepals open wide in the spring sunshine.