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cypsela

American  
[sip-suh-luh] / ˈsɪp sə lə /

noun

Botany.

plural

cypselae

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

cypsela British  
/ 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

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cypsela Scientific  
/ sĭp′sə-lə /

plural

cypselae

  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.

Etymology

Origin of cypsela

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

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