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