clyp·e·ole
| \ -ˌōl \
variants:
or less commonly clypeola \
klə̇ˈpēələ
\
plural clypeoles\
-lz
\ or clypeolae\
-əˌlē
\
Definition of clypeole
: one of the shield-shaped sporophylls composing the fertile spike in members of the genus Equisetum
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