cupule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
    acorn cup.
  2. noun a sucker on the feet of certain flies

WordNet

Cu"pule noun
Etymology
See Cupola.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc.
  2. (Zoöl.) A sucker or acetabulum.

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