Cupule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cupule \Cu"pule\ (k?"p?l), n. [See {Cupola}.]
     1. (Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk
        or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc.
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     2. (Zool.) A sucker or acetabulum.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cupule
       n 1: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an
            acorn [syn: {acorn cup}]
       2: a sucker on the feet of certain flies