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cypsela

cyp·se·la [ sípsələ ] (plural cyp·se·lae [ sípsə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
hard one-seeded fruit: a small hard one-seeded fruit with an attached calyx that does not split during seed dispersal, as in the daisy and dandelion. Family Compositae.

[Late 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek kupselē "hollow vessel"]
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