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CYPSELA

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cyp⋅se⋅la

  [sip-suh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Botany.
an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL < Gk kypsélē hollow vessel, chest, box
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cyp·se·la   (sĭp'sə-lə)   
n.   pl. cyp·se·lae (-lē')
An achene fruit derived from an inferior ovary, characteristic of plants in the composite family.

[New Latin, from Greek kupselē, hollow vessel.]
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