cypsela

See also: Cypsela

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪpsələ/

Noun

cypsela (plural cypselae or cypselas)

  1. (botany) An achene formed from an inferior bicarpellary ovary of which only one carpel develops into a seed, as in plants of the family Compositae.

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