Home › Words › C › cistellacistella/sɪˈstɛlə/cistella means the capsular shield of some lichens.cistella is pronounced /sɪˈstɛlə/.EtymologyFrom Latin cistella, from cista (“a box”).nounThe capsular shield of some lichens.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cyphella 59% match — A break in the lower cortex of a lichen thallus which appears as a cup-like structure or marking. vs cistella →cistula 59% match — A little box or chest. vs cistella →capsuliferous 58% match — Bearing capsules vs cistella →lecanorine 57% match — Of the fruiting parts of a lichen: shaped like a plate with a ring around them, and having that ring made of tissue similar to the main non-fruiting body part of the lichen. vs cistella →cistaceous 55% match — Belonging to the family Cistaceae of rockroses. vs cistella →cist 54% match — A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece. vs cistella →lichening 54% match — A covering of lichen. vs cistella →capsular 54% match — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule. vs cistella →