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cupule
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cupule has 2 senses
- cupule(n = noun.plant) acorn cup - cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn; Array is a part of acorn
- cupule(n = noun.animal) Array - a sucker on the feet of certain flies; Array is a kind of sucker
is a kind of cup
Derived form adjective cupular1
Derived form adjective cupular1
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cupule, n. Bot. & Zool. a cup-shaped organ, receptacle, etc.
Etymology
LL cupula CUPOLA
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