cypsela

[ sip-suh-luh ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural cyp·se·lae [sip, -s, uh, -lee].

1. an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants.

cypsela

/ ˈsɪpsɪlə /

noun

1. the dry one-seeded fruit of the daisy and related plants, which resembles an achene but is surrounded by a calyx sheath

cypsela

/ sĭp′sə-lə /

, Plural cypselae sĭp′sə-lē′

1. A type of dry fruit consisting of an achene with a closely adhering calyx, the characteristic fruit of the aster family. Dandelions produce cypselae in which the plume, or pappus, is actually a modified sepal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cypsela¹

1865–70; < New Latin < Greek kypsélē hollow vessel, chest, box

Word History and Origins

Origin of cypsela¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek kupselē chest, hollow vessel

Example Sentences

Then the Hebrus, with a navigation up the stream for 100 stadia to Cypsela.

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The road, about ten miles from Cypsela, proved to be obstructed Pg 1766by woods, narrow and broken.

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