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Petal vs Hypsophyll - What's the difference?

petal | hypsophyll |

As nouns the difference between petal and hypsophyll

is that petal is petal while hypsophyll is (botany) a bract or bracteole.

petal

English

Noun

(wikipedia petal) (en noun)
  • (botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
  • * 2011 , Jo Baker, The Picture Book
    • She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal , it's okay.'

    See also

    * sepal * tepal

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    hypsophyll

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A bract or bracteole.
  • (botany, archaic) Any of the flower parts derived from leaves, including petals, sepals, tepals, and bracts.