The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tepal \Tep"al\, n. [F. t['e]pale, fr. p['e]tale, by transposition.] (Bot.) A division of a perianth. [R.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tepal n 1: an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)