sepalum

== Latin == === Etymology === Modern Latin; coined by Belgian physician and botanist Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790 as a blend of sēparātus (“separate”) +‎ petalum (“petal”). === Noun === sēpalum n (genitive sēpalī); second declension (New Latin) sepal ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== → French: sépale→ English: sepal → Portuguese: sépala