n. (pl. cypselae) Bot. a dry single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary of which only one develops into a seed, characteristic of the daisy family Compositae.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk kupsele hollow vessel
n. (pl. cypselae) Bot. a dry single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary of which only one develops into a seed, characteristic of the daisy family Compositae.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk kupsele hollow vessel
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012