cypsela

C3Y4P3S1E1L1A1
/ˈsɪpsələ/

noun

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

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncypsela (plural cypselae or cypselas)

plural cypselae · plural cypselas

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spacely
Cite this entry
APA

cypsela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypsela

MLA

“cypsela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypsela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cypsela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypsela.

Source: cypsela on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.