sepal

Japanese: sepal
sepal

…the organ that grows at the bottom (outside) of a flower and is a modified leaf. Each piece that makes up a pair of calyxes is called a sepal. They are generally green in color, somewhat leaf-like in shape, and stronger than petals. Their main function is to encase the entire flower when it is in bud and protect the interior. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "sepal" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花の最も下(外)側に生ずる器官で,葉の変形したものである。一組の萼を構成する個々の1片を萼片sepalとよぶ。一般に緑色,形は多少葉に似ていて,花弁より強く,主な働きは,つぼみの時期に花全体を包み,内部を保護することである。…

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