| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cypsela |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cyp·se·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s p s -l |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cyp·se·lae (-l  )
An achene fruit derived from an inferior ovary, characteristic of plants in the composite family. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, from Greek kupsel, hollow vessel.
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