Cupule: Definition with Cupule Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. Cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn.

Exact synonyms: Acorn Cup
Group relationships: Acorn
Generic synonyms: Cup
Derivative terms: Cupular

2. Noun. A sucker on the feet of certain flies.

Generic synonyms: Sucker
Derivative terms: Cupular

1. n. A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc.

1. Noun. Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies ¹

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1. a cup-shaped anatomical structure [n -S]

1. A cuplike structure in plants (such as the little cup holding an acorn) which is made of hardened, joined bracts. (09 Oct 1997)

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