Definition of Cupular

1. Adjective. Shaped like (or supporting) a cupule.

Exact synonyms: Cupulate
Similar to: Concave
Derivative terms: Cupule, Cupule

Definition of Cupular

1. cupulate [adj] - See also: cupulate

Medical Definition of Cupular

1. 1. Relating to a cupula. 2. Dome-shaped. Synonym: cupulate, cupuliform. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupular

cuprous oxide
cuprum
cuprums
cups
cups of joe
cups of tea
cupset
cupsets
cupsful
cupula
cupula cochleae
cupula cristae ampullaris
cupula of cochlea
cupula pleurae
cupulae
cupular (current term)
cupular blind sac
cupular caecum of the cochlear duct
cupular part of epitympanic recess
cupulate
cupule
cupules
cupuliferous
cupuliform
cupuliform cataract
cupulogram
cupulolithiasis
cupwise
cur
curabilities

Literary usage of Cupular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Flora of British India by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1890)
"Ovary ovoid, narrowed below the cupular 4-toothed calyx-limb. Corolla-segments spreading, narrow. ..."

2. Forest flora of British Burma by Sulpice Kurz (1877)
"Flowers hermaphrodite; calyx-tube bell-shaped or almost cylindrical, the limb cupular, minutely 4-8-toothed. Petals 4-8, free, or at the base cohering into ..."

3. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1864)
"Here the cupular disk performs a conspicuous part, and is subject to two conditions; either it is adnate to the calyx, or it is confluent for its entire ..."

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