cupule

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjuːpjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅′pyo̅o̅l)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cu•pule  (kyo̅o̅′pyo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Bot.]
    • Botanya cup-shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn. See illus. under acorn. 
    • Botanya cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts.
    • Botanythe apothecium of a cup fungus.
  2. Zoologya small cup-shaped sucker or similar organ or part.
  • Neo-Latin cūpula, Late Latin: small tub; see cupola
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cupule / ˈkjuːpjuːl/
  1. a cup-shaped part or structure, such as the cup around the base of an acorn
Etymology: 19th Century: from Late Latin cūpula; see cupola
'cupule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acorn - beech - cupulate

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