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cypselas

cypselas is the plural of cypsela.

Meaning of cypsela

Noun

cypsela (plural cypselae or cypselas)

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

Questions about cypselas

What is cypselas the plural of?
Cypselas is the plural of cypsela.

Words near cypselas in the dictionary

  1. cyprusite
  2. CYPs
  3. cypsela
  4. cypselae
  5. cypselar
  6. cypselas
  7. cypselid
  8. cypselids
  9. cypseliform
  10. cypselosomatid
  11. cypselosomatids

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