Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An achene fruit derived from an inferior ovary, characteristic of plants in the composite family.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, an achene with an adnate calyx, as in the Compositœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany An
achene formed from a doubleovary , especially in plants of the familyCompositae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, from Greek kupselē, hollow vessel.]
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hernesheir commented on the word cypsela
Railroad telegraphers' code for the phrase "in anticipation of a small crop". --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.
January 21, 2013