CUPULE


Meaning of CUPULE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kyü-( ˌ )pyül

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin cupula, from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin cupa tub ― more at HIVE

Date: 1826

: a cup-shaped anatomical structure: as a : an involucre characteristic of the oak in which the bracts are indurated and coherent b : an outer integument partially enclosing the seed of some seed ferns

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