cypsela

[sip-suh-luh]

cyp·se·la

[sip-suh-luh]
noun, plural cyp·se·lae [-lee] . Botany.
an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants.

Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin < Greek kypsélē hollow vessel, chest, box
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Cypsela is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte generation. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis
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cypsela (ˈsɪpsɪlə)
 
n , pl -lae
the dry one-seeded fruit of the daisy and related plants, which resembles an achene but is surrounded by a calyx sheath
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek kupselē chest, hollow vessel]

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cypsela   (sĭp'sə-lə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural cypselae (sĭp'sə-lē')
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.
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