The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cypsela \Cyp"se*la\ (s?p"s?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kypse`lh any hollow vessel.] (Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.
Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) An achene formed from a double ovary, especially in plants of the family ''Compositae''
Wikipedia
Cypsela may refer to:
- Asteraceae#Fruits and seeds
- İpsala, Turkey
Usage examples of "cypsela".
They also meant to demolish, if possible, the fort of Cypsela which the Mantineans had built and garrisoned in the Parrhasian territory, to annoy the district of Sciritis in Laconia.
The Lacedaemonians accordingly laid waste the Parrhasian country, and the Mantineans, placing their town in the hands of an Argive garrison, addressed themselves to the defence of their confederacy, but being unable to save Cypsela or the Parrhasian towns went back to Mantinea.