transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkyü-(ˌ)pyül ]
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