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ALL meanings of cypsela

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  • noun cypsela the dry one-seeded fruit of the daisy and related plants, which resembles an achene but is surrounded by a calyx sheath 3
  • noun cypsela an achene derived from an inferior ovary, as in plants of the composite family 3
  • noun plural cypsela an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants. 1
  • noun cypsela A dry, single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary, of which only one develops into a seed, as in the daisy family. 1
  • noun cypsela (botany) An achene formed from a double ovary, especially in plants of the family Compositae. 0
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