Cypsela

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]