cupuliferous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cu`pu*lif"er*ous adjective
Etymology
Cupule + -ferous: cf. F. cupulifre.
Definitions
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants ot which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.

Webster 1913