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Cupule

Noun

cu=pule

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cupule(n = noun.plant) acorn cup - cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn; Array

is a part of acorn

is a kind of cup

Derived form adjective cupular₁

cupule(n = noun.animal) Array - a sucker on the feet of certain flies; Array

Derived form adjective cupular₁

Cupule, n. [See Cupola.].

A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc. [1913 Webster]
A sucker or acetabulum. [1913 Webster]

Cupule, n. Bot. & Zool. a cup-shaped organ, receptacle, etc.

Etymology

LL cupula CUPOLA

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