I. ˈkyüˌp(y)ül noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin cupula, from Late Latin, small tub, diminutive of Latin cupa tub, cask — more at hive
1.
a. : a cup-shaped involucre in which the bracts are indurated and coherent and which is especially characteristic of the oak
b. : the ascoma of a discomycete
c. : a cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts (order Marchantiales)
d. : a cup-shaped corolla
2. : a small cup-shaped depression
3. : a small sucker (as on the feet of certain male flies)
II. noun
: an outer integument partially enclosing the seed of some seed ferns